要請

ようせい

claim, demand, request, application

Also:axiom

What does 要請 mean?

要請 is a Japanese noun meaning claim, demand, request, application in English. It can also be translated as axiom depending on context. It is written as 要請 in kanji, ようせい in hiragana, and yousei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は私の要請については何も言わなかった。

He said nothing as to my request.