Vocab Info

N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

(もと)めるto want, to wish for, to request, to demand, to seek, to search for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to purchase, to buy

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to want, to wish for

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to request, to demand, to require, to ask for

    3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to seek, to search for, to look for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to find (a solution)

    4. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      4.

      to purchase, to buy

      Polite (teineigo) language,

      See Also:

    All Forms

    求める 【もとめる】

    CommonUncommon

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 300

    Examples

    --:--

      (すべ)ての(ひと)(しあわ)せを(もと)ています。

      Everyone is in pursuit of happiness.

      • N1

      (かれ)権力(けんりょく)(もと)大臣(だいじん)()まで(のぼ)()めた。

      He climbed all the way to the position of minister in his pursuit of power.

      • N1

      平和(へいわ)(もと)ている人々(ひとびと)戦争(せんそう)反対(はんたい)しています。

      Those who seek peace are standing against war.

      • N1

      自社(じしゃ)商品(しょうひん)原因(げんいん)怪我(けが)をした顧客(こきゃく)会社(かいしゃ)賠償(ばいしょう)(もと)てきた。

      A customer who was injured by our company's product came demanding compensation.

      • N1

      店員(てんいん):「お(もと)(しな)は、ただいま()割引(わりびき)で、お()(どく)となっております。」

      Shop Assistant: 'The item you're looking for is currently 20% off; it's a great deal!'

      • N1
    • Get more example sentences!

      Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.

    Self-Study Sentences

    Study your own way!

    Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.