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要求 (ようきゅう): request, demand — Japanese vocabulary

要求 is read ようきゅう and means "request, demand". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

要求

Reading
ようきゅう · youkyuu
Translation
request, demand
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ようきゅうが

Example

彼は給料を上げてくれと要求した。

かれはきゅうりょうをあげてくれとようきゅうした。

He demanded that his salary be increased.

Kanji in this word

  • 要 — need, important
  • 求 — request, seek

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