Word Meaning 求める

もとめる motomeru

求める is read as もとめる (motomeru) and means to purchase.

Meaning

English

  1. to purchase
  2. to buy
  3. to want
  4. to wish for
  5. to request
  6. to demand
  7. to require
  8. to ask for

Reading

Kana

もとめる

Romaji

motomeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 12286 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

求まる

もとまる

to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation)

求むる

もとむる

to want

求めに応じる

もとめにおうじる

to answer a request

求人

きゅうじん

recruiting

求道

きゅうどう

seeking after truth

求心力

きゅうしんりょく

centripetal force

求職

きゅうしょく

job hunting

求愛

きゅうあい

courting

求人市場

きゅうじんしじょう

job market

求人口

きゅうじんぐち

job vacancy

求心

きゅうしん

centripetal

求人情報

きゅうじんじょうほう

job vacancy information

Example Sentences

10

Find life amongst death.

You ought to ask him for advice.

Everybody has the right to seek happiness.

I should've asked Tom to help.

One can't expect everything from schools.

People pursue more freedom and equality.

Is it possible to determine the diameter from the circumference?

Some Whites seek more imperial solutions.

I don't really have a need for literature right now.

Some Middle-Easterners seek more religious solutions.