I Love Kanji求める (motomeru)
求める (もとめる, motomeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to want; to wish for”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- もとめる
- Romaji
- motomeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to want; to wish for · ichidan verb, transitive
- to request; to demand; to require; to ask for · ichidan verb, transitive
- to seek; to search for; to look for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to purchase; to buy · ichidan verb, transitive · polite
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 求める
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 求める | もとめる motomeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 求めます | もとめます motomemasu |
| Negative | 求めない | もとめない motomenai |
| Polite negative | 求めません | もとめません motomemasen |
| Past | 求めた | もとめた motometa |
| Polite past | 求めました | もとめました motomemashita |
| Negative past | 求めなかった | もとめなかった motomenakatta |
| Te-form | 求めて | もとめて motomete |
| Potential | 求められる | もとめられる motomerareru |
| Passive | 求められる | もとめられる motomerareru |
| Causative | 求めさせる | もとめさせる motomesaseru |
| Volitional | 求めよう | もとめよう motomeyou |
| Imperative | 求めろ | もとめろ motomero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 求めれば | もとめれば motomereba |
Kanji in 求める
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 求める.
Source: JMdict entry 1229350 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.