求: to seek; to beg

 

求 qíu

verb
: to seek; to look for
: to request; to demand; to beseech; to plead

Kun Reading

求む | もとむ motomu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to want; to seek; to request

求め | もとめ motome

noun
: request; appeal; claim; demand
: purchase

求める | もとめる motomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to want; to wish for
: to request; to demand
: to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job)
: (Polite language) to purchase; to buy

求むる | もとむる motomuru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to want; to seek; to request

 Usage:

求乞 qiu2qi3: to beg

求婚 qiu2hun1: to propose marriage
[きゅうこん kyuukon: marriage proposal; courtship]

求亲 qiu2qin1: to seek a marriage alliance; to propose

求助 qiu2zhu4: to request help; to appeal (for help)

求愛[爱] qiu2’ai4: to woo
[求愛 | きゅうあい kyuuai: courting]

求學[学] qiu2xue2: to study; to seek knowledge; to attend college; at school; learning; education

求得 qiu2de2: to ask for something and receive it; to try to obtain; to look for and obtain

求職[职] qiu2zhi2: to seek employment
[求職 | きゅうしょく kyuushoku: job hunting; seeking employment]

乞求 qi3qiu2: to beg for, to implore

企求 qi3qiu2: to seek for; to hope to gain; desirous

要求 yaoaqiu2: to request; to require; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand
[ようきゅう youkyuu: demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire]

請[请]求 qing3qiu2: to request; to ask; request
[請求 | せいきゅう seikyuu: claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)]

徵[征]求 zheng1qiu2: to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition

追求 zhui1qiu2: to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo
[ついきゅう tsuikyuu: pursuing (goal); pursuit; seeking; search;
: to pursue (e.g. goal); to seek]

力求 li4qiu2: to make every effort to; striving to do one’s best

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
求不得苦 | ぐふとくく gufu tokuku
: the pain of not getting what one seeks

至上要求 | しじょうようきゅう shijou youkyuu
: (yoji) overriding necessity; absolute requirement; an absolute must

苛斂誅求 | かれんちゅうきゅう karen chuukyuu
: (yoji) imposing exacting (crushing, oppressive) taxes

実事求是 | じつじきゅうぜ jitsuji kyuuze
: (yoji) practical search for the truth

欲求不満 | よっきゅうふまん yokkyuu fuman
: (yoji) frustration

死中求活 | しちゅうきゅうかつ shichuu kyuukatsu
: (yoji) finding a way out of a potentially fatal situation; seeking a way out of a desperate situation

同気相求む | どうきあいもとむ douki aimotomu
: like minds gather

幸福を求めて | こうふくをもとめて koufuku o motomete
: in search (pursuit) of happiness

求めよ然らば与えられん | もとめよさらばあたえられん motomeyo saraba ataeraren
: Ask, and it shall be given you

*木に縁って魚を求む | きによってうおをもとむ ki ni yotte uo o motomu
: (proverb) to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree (Mencius)

請求権を申し立てる | せいきゅうけんをもうしたてる seikyuu ken o moushitateru
: to file a claim

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
求之不得 qiu2 zhi1 bu4 de2
: lit. seek but fail to get; fig. exactly what one’s been looking for

求同存異 [求同存异] qiu2 tong2 cun2 yi4
: to seek common ground while holding back differences; to agree to differ

求助於人 [求助于人] qiu2 zhu4 yu2 ren2
: to call upon others for help

求全責備 [求全责备 qiu2 quan2 ze2 bei4
: to demand perfection

求死願望 [求死愿望] qiu2 si3 yuan4 wang4
: death wish (translated from English)

求田問舍 [求田问舍] qiu2 tian2 wen4 she4
: lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate; fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life

刻舟求劍 [刻舟求剑] ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4
: lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard; fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances

死中求生 si3 zhong1 qiu2 sheng1
: to seek life in death; to fight for one’s life

請求寬恕 [请求宽恕] qing3 qiu2 kuan1 shu4
: to sue for mercy; to ask for forgiveness; begging for magnanimity

捨身求法 [舍身求法 she3 shen1 qiu2 fa3
: to abandon one’s body in the search for Buddha’s truth

求好心切 qiu2 hao3 xin1 qie4
: to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself); to strive to achieve the best possible results; to be a perfectionist

不求收獲 [不求收获] bu4 qiu2 shou1 huo4
: not expecting any reward; not asking for favors

不求甚解 bu4 qiu2 shen4 jie3
: lit. not requiring a detailed understanding; only looking for an overview; not bothered with the details; superficial; content with shallow understanding

夢寐以求 [梦寐以求] meng4 mei4 yi3 qiu2
: to yearn for something even in one’s dreams; to long for something day and night

孜孜以求 zi1 zi1 yi3 qiu2
: diligent and tireless

實事求是 [实事求是] shi2 shi4 qiu2 shi4
: to seek truth from facts; to be practical and realistic

*緣木求魚 [缘木求鱼] yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2
: lit. climb a tree to catch a fish; fig. to attempt the impossible
OR
守株待兔，緣木求魚 [守株待兔，缘木求鱼] shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2
: to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish; without any practical course of action

貪求無厭 [贪求无厌] tan1 qiu2 wu2 yan4
: insatiably greedy

苦苦哀求 ku3 ku3 ai1 qiu2
: to entreat piteously; to implore

可遇不可求 ke3 yu4 bu4 ke3 qiu2
: can be discovered but not sought; one can only come across such things serendipitously

求人不如求己 qiu2 ren2 bu4 ru2 qiu2 ji3
: if you want something done well, do it yourself

不求有功，但求無過 [不求有功，但求无过] bu4 qiu2 you3 gong1 , dan4 qiu2 wu2 guo4
: special achievement not required, just no hyperactive blunders; not hoping to acquire merit, just avoiding mistakes. Take it easy and keep your nose clean.

千軍易得，一將難求 [千军易得，一将难求] qian1 jun1 yi4 de2 , yi1 jiang4 nan2 qiu2
: Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general