Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(よう)(せい) (yōseiえうせい (eusei)?

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

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(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

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References

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

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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要請 (yocheong) (hangeul 요청)

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