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請う
kou
Description
「請う」は、人に何かをしてほしいと、ていねいにお願いする時に使う言葉です。
"請う" is a word used to politely ask someone to do something.
少しかたい言い方なので、「教えを請う」のような形でよく見ます。
It is a somewhat formal expression, often seen in phrases like "教えを請う" (to ask for guidance).
Meanings
請うkou
to ask for; to request; to beg
先生に教えを請う。
Ask the teacher for instruction.
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Notes
- Nuance
More formal and written than 頼む; common in set phrases like 教えを請う or 許しを請う.
- Etymology
Often interchangeable with 乞う, though 乞う leans toward begging or pleading.
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