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請

Level V of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 628 / 2,608

Request

On’yomi
せい
Kun’yomi
こ、う
Radical
言 Speech (Kangxi 149)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 興 (Interest), less common than 織 (Weave).

On the left you say something, and on the right is blue -- saying something with a blue formal document means you're making an official request.

In words

請う こう to ask,to requestN2
請求 せいきゅう claim,demand,application,requestN3
申請 しんせい application,request,petitionN2

請 is rank 628 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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