Hanja Analyzer
求

求 — gu

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
구할[索] 구
Romanization
gu
English
seek; demand, request; beseech
Mandarin
qiú
Japanese on'yomi
キュウ, グ, ク
Japanese kun'yomi
もと.める
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 4
Newspaper frequency
#220 of 2,500
Strokes
7
Radical
水 (85, 2 residual)
Unicode
U+6C42

Parts that make up 求

  • 氺 물 수variant of 水 흐르는 물줄기물·액체와 관련된 것, 씻고 적시고 흐르는 일
  • 丶 심지 주 찍은 점 하나뜻보다 모양을 이루는 점

Korean example words with 求

  • 구득求得 Korean gloss: 구하여 얻음
  • 구사求社 Korean gloss: 회사를 구함
  • 구인求人 Korean gloss: 일할 사람을 구함
  • 구학求學 Korean gloss: 배움의 길을 찾음
  • 갈구渴求 Korean gloss: 간절히 바라며 구함
  • 구법求法 Korean gloss: 부처의 진리를 구함
  • 구생求生 Korean gloss: 생명의 안전을 구함
  • 구직求職 Korean gloss: 일정한 직업을 찾음
  • 구현求賢 Korean gloss: 현인(賢人)을 구함
  • 구애求愛 Korean gloss: 이성에게 사랑을 구함
  • 급구急求 Korean gloss: 물건이나 사람을 급히 구함
  • 구복求福 Korean gloss: 신 따위에게 복을 달라고 함

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 求

  • 要求ようきゅう demand; firm request; requisition
  • 請求せいきゅう claim; demand; charge
  • 求人きゅうじん recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
  • 求刑きゅうけい recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
  • 求心力きゅうしんりょく centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
  • 身代金要求みのしろきんようきゅう ransom demand
  • 請求権せいきゅうけん claim rights
  • 欲求よっきゅう desire; want; will
  • 追求ついきゅう pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase
  • 求職きゅうしょく job hunting; seeking employment
  • 探求たんきゅう search; quest; pursuit
  • 追い求めるおいもとめる to pursue

Characters sharing the phonetic 求

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “구” in Korean.

Other hanja read “구”

Other hanja with radical 水

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