How to say 'Request' in Japanese | 依頼

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The Japanese word for Request is 'Irai', written as 依頼 in Japanese.'Request' in hiragana is いらい.

word

依頼

Meaning

Request

Reading

いらい

irai

Kanji

依Reliant, Depend on 頼Ask, Trust

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '依頼 (いらい)' means 'request'. It is used to refer to the act of asking someone to do something or to provide a service. This word is commonly used in formal or business contexts, such as when requesting a service from a company or asking someone to complete a task. For example: I made a request to the company「会社に依頼をしました」(かいしゃにいらいをしました). Please accept my request「私の依頼を受け入れてください」(わたしのいらいをうけいれてください). The word can also imply a sense of reliance or dependence on the person being asked, as in '彼に依頼する (かれにいらいする) (to rely on him)'.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3268

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 依頼

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

依

Meaning

Reliant, Depend on

kanji

頼

Meaning

Ask, Trust

Words Related to 依頼 Through the Kanji 依

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 依 as well.

word

依存

Meaning

Dependence

word

依然

Meaning

Still, Unchanged

Words Related to 依頼 Through the Kanji 頼

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 頼 as well.

word

頼む

Meaning

Request, Ask

word

頼る

Meaning

Rely

word

信頼

Meaning

Trust

word

頼み

Meaning

Request

word

頼もしい

Meaning

Reliable

word

頼り

Meaning

Reliance

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