JLPT N3 · 7 strokes
Kanji 求: "request, want, wish for"
The kanji 求 means "request, want, wish for, require, demand". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read キュウ, グ in on'yomi and もと.める in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キュウグ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
もと.める
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | request, want, wish for, require, demand |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 220 of 2,501 |
Common words with 求
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 求めるto want; to wish for · to request; to demand; to require; to ask for
- 要求demand; firm request; requisition; requirement
- 欲求desire; want; will; wish
- 追求pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
- 請求claim; demand; charge; application
- 求婚marriage proposal; courtship
- 追い求めるto pursue
- 探し求めるto search for; to seek for; to look for
- 探求search; quest; pursuit
- 欲求不満frustration
- 買い求めるto buy
- 求愛courting; wooing; making advances
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