稟りん請せい

り

ん

せ

い

Meanings

1

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

petition; formal request

Formal, somewhat archaic term for submitting a petition or written request, often to an authority. Rare in modern everyday speech; more common in historical or bureaucratic contexts.

住じゅう民みんたちは市しに道どう路ろの改かい善ぜんを稟りん請せいした。
The residents petitioned the city for road improvements.
稟りん

請せい

書しょ

を

提てい

出しゅつ

する

必ひつ

要よう

が

ある

。

It is necessary to submit a written petition.

Written forms

稟りん請せいUsage100%
Rare kanji form; the character 稟 is not in the Jōyō kanji list. The variant 禀請 is also attested but equally rare.
禀りん請せい
Variant kanji form; see 稟請.

Kanji

禀salary in rice
請solicit, invite, ask
稟salary in rice

Similar words

請せい願がん
請願 is the common modern word for 'petition' and is widely used in legal and everyday contexts. 稟請 is a rarer, more formal synonym with a classical feel.
陳ちん情じょう
陳情 also means 'petition' or 'appeal', but often implies a more personal or verbal appeal to authorities, whereas 稟請 is strictly a written petition.

Etymology

Composed of 稟 (to receive, to petition) and 請 (to request). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound has been used in formal bureaucratic language.