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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

請こう

N2
こう kou
  1. to ask
  2. to request
godan verb (special)transitive

Chinese meanings

请求;乞求

Examples

  • 犯はん人にんは裁さい判ばん官かんに慈じ悲ひを請こうた。
    The criminal begged the judge for mercy.
    犯人请求法官开恩。
  • 彼かの女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。
    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"
  }
}