要請

Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Grade: 4
せい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 要請要请 (ʔjiew tshjengX, literally demand + request). Compare modern Mandarin 要請要请 (yāojí, “request; require”).

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) ーせー [yòóséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [jo̞ːse̞ː]

    Noun

    (よう)(せい) • (yōsei) えうせい (eusei)?

    1. an official request (of something that has to be done)

    Verb

    (よう)(せい)する • (yōsei suru) えうせい (eusei)?transitive suru (stem (よう)(せい) (yōsei shi), past (よう)(せい)した (yōsei shita))

    1. to request officially for something or to do something that has to be done
      政府(せいふ)捕虜(ほりょ)解放(かいほう)要請(ようせい)した。
      Seifu wa horyo no kaihō o yōsei shita.
      The government called for / requested the release of the prisoners of war.

    Conjugation

    References

    1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja in this term

    Noun

    要請 • (yocheong) (hangeul 요청)

    1. Hanja form? of 요청 (request, claim, appeal).
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