縁

ゆかり ふち よすが よすか へり えん えにし えに え

relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection

木に縁って魚を求む

きによってうおをもとむ

to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method, to ask for the impossible, to look for fish by climbing a tree (Mencius)

木に縁りて魚を求む

きによりてうおをもとむ

to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method, to ask for the impossible, to look for fish by climbing a tree

合縁奇縁

あいえんきえん

a couple strangely but happily united, uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate

遡求

そきゅう そ きゅう

redemption, recourse

求償

きゅうしょう

claim for damages

勤求

ごんぐ つとむもとめ

inquiring the Buddha way

欣求

ごんぐ

earnest aspiration (to go to paradise)

求む

もとむ

to want, to wish for

求肥

ぎゅうひ

type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight)

要求

ようきゅう

demand, firm request, requisition, requirement, desire

求人

きゅうじん

offer of job (situation)

求婚

きゅうこん

marriage proposal, courtship

求職

きゅうしょく

job hunting, seeking employment

求道

きゅうどう ぐどう

seeking for truth

探求

たんきゅう

search, quest, pursuit

訴求

そきゅう

promoting a product or service, appealing to consumers, solicitation (of business), pushing a product

求積

きゅうせき もとめせき

mensuration

請求

せいきゅう

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