懇こん請せい

こ

ん

せ

い

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

earnest request; appeal; entreaty

A formal, earnest request or appeal, often used in official, business, or serious personal contexts. Implies a strong, sincere plea.

住じゅう民みんは市しに道どう路ろの改かい修しゅうを懇こん請せいした。
The residents earnestly requested the city to repair the road.

彼かれ

は

上じょう

司し

に

再さい

考こう

を

懇こん

請せい

し

た

。

He appealed to his boss for reconsideration.

依い頼らい
依頼 is a general request, while 懇請 is a more earnest, heartfelt appeal.
嘆たん願がん
嘆願 implies a desperate plea or petition, often with emotional weight; 懇請 is more formal and less dramatic.

Compound of 懇 (earnest, kind) and 請 (request, ask). The combination conveys a sincere, heartfelt request.