要請

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

要請 (hiragana ようせい, rōmaji yōsei, historical hiragana えうせい)

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

Verb

要請する (transitive, hiragana ようせいする, rōmaji yōsei suru, historical hiragana えうせいする)

  1. to request officially for something or to do something that has to be done
     (せい) () () (りょ)解放 (かいほう) (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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), 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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