求 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「水」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「水」
- On
- キュウきゅう · kyū
- Kun
- もと(める)moto(meru)
- Meaning
- to seek; request; demand
Stroke order
Origin
Pictograph of a fur garment, originally the character for "fur robe" (裘); later borrowed for "to seek."
Readings and examples
| Onキュウきゅうkyū | 求職きゅうしょく要求ようきゅう追求ついきゅう |
|---|---|
| Kunもとめるmotomeru | 求めるもとめる求めもとめ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 要求ようきゅう
demand
- 求人きゅうじん
job offer
- 請求せいきゅう
- 苛斂誅求かれんちゅうきゅう
Example
答えを求めて考える。
I think, seeking the answer.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)