JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 請: "solicit, invite, ask"
The kanji 請 means "solicit, invite, ask". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read セイ, シン, ショウ in on'yomi and こ.う, う.ける 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)
セイシンショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こ.うう.ける
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 | solicit, invite, ask |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 524 of 2,501 |
Common words with 請
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 要請appeal; call for something; request; claim · axiom
- 強請るto beg; to pester; to plead; to coax
- 申請application; request; petition
- 請求claim; demand; charge; application
- お強請りbegging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
- 請け負うto contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work) · to take responsibility for; to be liable for
- 強請るto solicit; to demand; to extort
- 許しを請うto beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
- 請求書bill; account; invoice · information request form
- 安請け合いpromising without due consideration
- 普請building; construction · group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
- 申請書written application
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