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求
Request, Seek
もとめる (motomeru)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
求 appears in many everyday words related to asking, searching, or demanding, such as 要求 (request), 求人 (job recruitment), and 求婚 (marriage proposal).
Memory Trick
Imagine someone stretching both hands forward, desperately seeking or requesting something. Those reaching hands remind you of 求 — to seek or request.
Readings
Onyomi: キュウ (kyuu)
Kunyomi: もとめる (motomeru)
Example Words
求める
もとめる (motomeru)
To seek
要求
ようきゅう (youkyuu)
Request, demand
求人
きゅうじん (kyuujin)
Job opening
追求
ついきゅう (tsuikyuu)
Pursuit
Example Sentence
彼は新しい仕事を求めています。
かれ は あたらしい しごと を もとめて います。
kare wa atarashii shigoto o motomete imasu
He is looking for a new job.