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請 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「言」

道
3Junior high level ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
セイ・シンせい・しん · sei · shin
Kun
こ(う)・う(ける)ko(u) · u(keru)
Meaning
request; ask for

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

言 "words" with 青 "clear": to ask straightforwardly — to request.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセイせいsei請求せいきゅう請願せいがん申請しんせい
Onシンしんshin普請ふしん
Kunこうkō請うこう

Compare: 乞う

Kunうけるukeru請けるうける請負うけおい下請けしたうけ

Compare: 受ける

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 請求せいきゅう

    claim; billing

  • 申請しんせい

    application

More words with this kanji

  • 請柬せいかん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

図書(としょ)館(かん)の利用(りよう)を申請(しんせい)した。

I applied to use the library.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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