Vocab Info
N2 Godan verb with 'u' ending (special class), Transitive verb
請うto beg, to ask, to request, to invite
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'u' ending (special class), Transitive verb
1.
to beg, to ask, to request, to invite
Godan verb with 'u' ending (special class), Transitive verb
2.
to pray, to wish
All Forms
乞う 【こう】、請う 【こう】
Common・Uncommon
Details
Pitch Accent
こ
う
General Top 7,100
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家来が主人に許しを請う。
The servant asks the master for forgiveness. {to beg, to ask, to request, to invite}
ホームレスの人々が食べ物を請う姿を見ました。
I saw homeless people asking for food. {to beg, to ask, to request, to invite}
雪山で遭難したので、救助を請う事にしました。
Since I was stranded in the snowy mountains, I decided to ask for rescue. {to beg, to ask, to request, to invite}
名人に教えを請うには、お金か何かを差し出す必要があります。
To ask for advice from an expert, you need to offer money or something else. {to beg, to ask, to request, to invite}
必死に許しを請うただけあって、今日は主人に鞭を打たれませんでした。
As I desperately begged for forgiveness, today I was not whipped by my master. {to beg, to ask, to request, to invite}
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