# 請 — ask for; solicit

請 means “ask for; solicit”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: セイ (sei), ショウ (shou). Kun'yomi: こ(う) (kou), う(ける) (ukeru). You'll see it in words such as 請う (kou, “to beg; to ask”).

- Meaning: ask for; solicit
- On'yomi: セイ (sei), ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: こ(う) (kou), う(ける) (ukeru)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 1

## How to remember 請

Sounds like 青: both read セイ.

Parts: 言 say; words · 青 blue

## Words with 請

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 請う | こう (kou) | to beg; to ask |

## Don't confuse it with

[晴](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/clear-weather/) · [精](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/refined/) · [静](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/quiet/)

## More in the “Words & language 1” set

[請](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ask-for/) · [弁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/speech/) · [拒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/reject/) · [項](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/item/) · [掲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/post-up/) · [称](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/appellation/) · [誘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lure/) · [謝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/apologize/) · [訳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/translate/)

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