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How to say 'Application' in Japanese | 申請

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The Japanese word for Application is 'Shinsei', written as 申請 in Japanese.'Application' in hiragana is しんせい.

    word

    申請

    Meaning

    Application

    Reading

    しんせい

    shinsei

    Kanji

    申Report 請Request

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '申請 (しんせい)' means 'application' and refers to the act of formally requesting or applying for something, such as a permit, license, or approval. It is commonly used in administrative, legal, or bureaucratic contexts. For example: I submitted an application for a visa「ビザの申請を提出しました」(びざのしんせいをていしゅつしました). The company filed an application for a patent「会社は特許の申請を出しました」(かいしゃはとっきょのしんせいをだしました). Note that '申請' is often paired with verbs like する (to do) or 提出する (to submit) to indicate the action of applying.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    8

    Frequency

    2966

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 申請

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    申

    Meaning

    Report

  • kanji

    請

    Meaning

    Request

Words Related to 申請 Through the Kanji 申

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 申 as well.

  • word

    申し込む

    Meaning

    Apply

  • word

    申す

    Meaning

    Say

  • word

    申し上げる

    Meaning

    Say

  • word

    申し訳

    Meaning

    Apology

  • word

    申告

    Meaning

    Report, Declaration

  • word

    申し立て

    Meaning

    Claim

  • word

    申し出る

    Meaning

    Offer

  • word

    申し込み

    Meaning

    Application

  • word

    申し訳ない

    Meaning

    Apologetic

Words Related to 申請 Through the Kanji 請

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 請 as well.

  • word

    請求

    Meaning

    Demand, Claim

  • word

    要請

    Meaning

    Request

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What does 'Shinsei' (申請) mean?

'Shinsei' means 'Application' .

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