Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to want, to wish for.
  2. to request, to demand, to require, to ask for.
  3. to seek, to search for, to look for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to find (a solution).
  4. to purchase, to buy. Polite language.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
求める もとめる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

request, want, wish for
もと.める キュウ グ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)