請う
N2こう kou
- to ask
- to request
godan verb (special)transitive
Chinese meanings
请求;乞求
Examples
- 犯人は裁判官に慈悲を請うた。The criminal begged the judge for mercy.犯人请求法官开恩。
- 彼女は涙を頬に伝わせながら情けを請うた。She implored mercy with tears running down her cheeks.她泪流满面地乞求宽恕。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('0de78822bd'); // 請う
{
"id": "0de78822bd",
"word": "請う",
"reading": "こう",
"romaji": "kou",
"meanings": [
"to ask",
"to request"
],
"level": "N2",
"pos": [
"v5u-s",
"vt"
],
"jmdict_id": 1592920,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "犯人は裁判官に慈悲を請うた。",
"furigana": "{犯人|はんにん}は{裁判官|さいばんかん}に{慈悲|じひ}を{請|こ}うた。",
"en": "The criminal begged the judge for mercy.",
"tatoeba_id": 121205
},
{
"ja": "彼女は涙を頬に伝わせながら情けを請うた。",
"furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}は{涙|なみだ}を{頬|ほお}に{伝|つた}わせながら{情|なさ}けを{請|こ}うた。",
"en": "She implored mercy with tears running down her cheeks.",
"tatoeba_id": 86235
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "345ed596cba8986c4577e4734fa0eada1dee1f9393d0044211d04366ac6306e0",
"meanings": [
"请求",
"乞求"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "犯人は裁判官に慈悲を請うた。",
"zh": "犯人请求法官开恩。"
},
{
"ja": "彼女は涙を頬に伝わせながら情けを請うた。",
"zh": "她泪流满面地乞求宽恕。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n2/0de78822bd",
"JMdict ent_seq 1592920; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "f782ab6e396dd225c01c50f18615b80fc79b3dc07a6aa9a761ef9ed82cef24cd"
}
}