noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
A formal, often official request or call for action, stronger than 依頼. Used in political, business, and organizational contexts.
政府は国民に節電を要請した。
The government requested the public to conserve electricity.
組合は会社に賃上げを要請している。
The union is demanding a pay raise from the company.
noun
Rare, specialized use in logic and mathematics. Not used in everyday Japanese.
数学では、要請は証明なしに真とされる命題を指す。
In mathematics, an axiom refers to a proposition accepted as true without proof.