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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 ζ±‚ε©š (marriage proposal).

Memory Trick

Imagine someone stretching both hands forward, desperately seeking or requesting something. Those reaching hands remind you of 求 β€” to seek or request.

Readings

Onyomi: γ‚­γƒ₯ウ (kyuu)

Kunyomi: もとめる (motomeru)

Example Words

求める
もとめる (motomeru)
To seek
要求
γ‚ˆγ†γγ‚…γ† (youkyuu)
Request, demand
求人
γγ‚…γ†γ˜γ‚“ (kyuujin)
Job opening
追求
぀いきゅう (tsuikyuu)
Pursuit

Example Sentence

彼は新しい仕事を求めています。

γ‹γ‚Œ は γ‚γŸγ‚‰γ—γ„ しごと γ‚’ もとめて います。

kare wa atarashii shigoto o motomete imasu

He is looking for a new job.

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