# 求 — seek; request

求 means “seek; request”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: キュウ (kyuu), グ (gu). Kun'yomi: もと(める) (motomeru). You'll see it in words such as 求める (motomeru, “to want; to wish for”).

- Meaning: seek; request
- On'yomi: キュウ (kyuu), グ (gu)
- Kun'yomi: もと(める) (motomeru)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Doing & acting 1

## How to remember 求

Drops (丶) of water (水) wanted in a dry land: seek.

Parts: 水 water · 丶 drop

## Words with 求

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 求める | もとめる (motomeru) | to want; to wish for |

## Don't confuse it with

[氷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ice/) · [永](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/eternal/) · [泳](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/swim/)

## More in the “Doing & acting 1” set

[定](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/determine/) · [選](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/choose/) · [決](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decide/) · [調](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/look-into/) · [保](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/preserve/) · [活](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/activity/) · [得](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/gain/) · [査](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inspect/) · [求](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seek/)

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