請 — request, demand, invite
こう
請
request
こう
U+8ACB
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #524
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1541
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- request
- demand
- invite
Readings
- On'yomi
- せい sei しん shin しょう shou
- Kun'yomi
- こ ko う u
word
こ ko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
せい sei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
う u Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
14 wordsEach dot is a word containing 請: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 6 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Composed of
げん
言
say
#149
あおい
青
blue
#174
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 言 (words) gives the meaning. 青 (sei, blue-green) provides the sound. To request or invite.