求もとめる

もとめる motomeru

to seek
to request
to demand
to want
to wish for
to search for
to pursue (pleasure)
to hunt (a job)

ichidan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

寻求；要求

Examples

Furigana

彼かれは職しょくを求もとめて東とう京きょうへやって来きた。
He came to Tokyo in search of employment.
他来东京找工作。
Tatoeba #103947
彼かれは私わたしに助たすけを求もとめてきた。
He asked me for help.
他向我求助。
Tatoeba #106041

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('bd2ba94516'); // 求める

{
  "id": "bd2ba94516",
  "word": "求める",
  "reading": "もとめる",
  "romaji": "motomeru",
  "meanings": [
    "to seek",
    "to request",
    "to demand",
    "to want",
    "to wish for",
    "to search for",
    "to pursue (pleasure)",
    "to hunt (a job)"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1229350,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼は職を求めて東京へやって来た。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{職|しょく}を{求|もと}めて{東京|とうきょう}へやって{来|き}た。",
      "en": "He came to Tokyo in search of employment.",
      "tatoeba_id": 103947
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は私に助けを求めてきた。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{私|わたし}に{助|たす}けを{求|もと}めてきた。",
      "en": "He asked me for help.",
      "tatoeba_id": 106041
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "674884d1d161152e2ffb4335ed1e8773885b10a656c4e5349a7fe0f787dcf2c4",
    "meanings": [
      "寻求",
      "要求"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼は職を求めて東京へやって来た。",
        "zh": "他来东京找工作。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は私に助けを求めてきた。",
        "zh": "他向我求助。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/bd2ba94516",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1229350; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "ce1ece1344b53a054df5227a503bb16f9db83e66b6cdb564912b7cb3e7bc5aca"
  }
}