求 = 一 + 氺 + 丶

求 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “request”. It is built from 一 (one), 氺 (grains of rice) and 丶 (dot). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1004. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: request
RTK frame: 1004
Strokes: 7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): キュウ, グ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): もと.める
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: запросить
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 求 seek

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 求

How to find 求 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “grains of rice” + “dot”. 求 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 求 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.