寺請制度

てらうけせいど

system used during the Edo era where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith

請

request; invitation

寺

てら じ

counter for temples

請花

うけばな

ukebana (lotus-shaped support of a seat, pedestal or pagoda finial)

拝請

はいせい

humbly inviting

請訓

せいくん

request for instructions

請負

うけおい

contract (for work), contracting, undertaking

請う

こう

to beg, to ask, to request, to invite

請求

せいきゅう

claim, demand, charge, application, request, billing (for a service)

申請

しんせい

application, request, petition

禀請

りんせい

petition

要請

ようせい

appeal, call for something, request, claim, demand

奏請

そうせい

petitioning the Emperor

請暇

せいか

vacation request, request for leave of absence

請い

こい

request, entreaty

強請

きょうせい ごうせい

blackmail, extortion, persistent demand

招請

しょうせい

calling together, invitation

懇請

こんせい

appeal, entreaty, request

勧請

かんじょう

praying for the coming of a deity