What is the Kanji for "Request"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Request", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Request" is "請".

This kanji has 5 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "U" and "Ko".

Its onyomi readings are "Shin", "Shou", and "Sei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "訁" means "Say" . And The kanji "青" means "Blue" and can be read as "Ao", "Shou", and "Sei".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "請" mean in japanese?

"請" means "Request".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

請求: "Claim". The Japanese noun '請求 (せいきゅう)' means 'claim'. This word is used to refer to a demand for payment or a request for something that is owed. It can be used in contexts such as billing, invoicing, or legal proceedings. For example: The company sent a claim for the unpaid invoice - (その会社は未払いの請求書の請求を送った). I need to submit a claim for my lost luggage - (私は紛失した荷物の請求をする必要があります).

申請: "Application". The Japanese verbal noun '申請 (しんせい)' means 'application'. It refers to the act of formally requesting or submitting a document to an authority or organization. This noun is commonly used in contexts such as applying for a job, visa, license or permit. For example: I need to submit an application - (申請をする必要があります). She made an application for the scholarship - (彼女は奨学金の申請をしました).

要請: "Request". The verbal noun '要請 (ようせい)' means 'request'. It is used to express the act of asking or pleading for someone to do something. This word carries a sense of urgency or importance, and is often used in formal or official contexts. For example: The company made a request for more funding - (その企業は追加の資金を要請した). The government issued a request for volunteers - (政府は義援金の要請を行った).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". And The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.