デマンドdemando

1. noundemand

• Synonym需要じゅようNeutralEconomic demand: the total desire to buy, as in 「需要と供給」. Much more common than 「デマンド」 for market demand; for personal needs use 「必要」.
• Synonym要求ようきゅうNeutralPressing a strong demand on someone, as in 「賃上げ要求」; stronger in tone than 「要望」.
• SynonymニードNeutralLoanword for need, usually plural 「ニーズ」. Centers on what customers or people need, not market demand.
• Related希求ききゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose: a strong longing to obtain something, as in 「平和を希求する」; leans toward spiritual or ideal pursuits.
• Related注文ちゅうもんNeutralPlacing an order with a shop or supplier; also used for demands made of a person, as in 「注文が多い」.
• Related必要ひつようNeutralThe everyday word for what is indispensable, as in 「水が必要だ」; does not express market demand.
• Related要請ようせいFormalFormal. An earnest request that someone take action, as in 「協力を要請する」; used by governments, organizations and companies.
• Related請求せいきゅうNeutralDemanding payment or performance as a rightful claim, as in 「請求書」 or 「情報開示を請求する」.
• RelatedリクエストNeutralLoanword for a wish or request, as in 「読者からのリクエスト」; covers song and system requests, with a light tone.
• Related要望ようぼうNeutralVoicing a wish and asking someone to adopt it; milder than 「要求」, as in 「住民の要望」.
• Related入り用いりようCasualColloquial. Things or money you need at hand, as in 「入り用な物」; can also mean the required costs or expenses.
• Related入用にゅうようCasualSame word as 「入り用」; also written 「入用」. Often refers to money or expenses needed, as in 「何かと入用だ」.
• Related求めもとめWrittenWritten/formal prose. A demand or a purchase, as in 「お求めやすい価格」 and 「求めに応じる」.
• Related所望しょもうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Wanting something for oneself, as in 「ご所望の品」; has a polite, slightly old-fashioned air.
• AntonymサプライNeutralLoanword for supply, the opposite of demand-side 「デマンド」; mostly seen in business language.
• Antonym供給きょうきゅうNeutralSupply; the economics term opposite to demand-side 「デマンド」. More common in everyday use than 「サプライ」.

デマンド appears mostly in set phrases like 「オンデマンド」. For market demand use 「需要」, for personal needs 「必要」, for customer needs 「ニーズ」. To demand something say 「要求」 (strong) or 「要望」 (milder); 「要請」 is formal, 「請求」 claims a right, 「注文」 is ordering, 「リクエスト」 a light request. 「希求」「求め」「所望」 are written; 「入り用」 is colloquial. Opposite: 「供給」 or 「サプライ」.

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1. 要求ようきゅう、需要じゅよう。