要望|ようぼうyoubou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbdemand for; request
   ご要望ようぼうにより地図ちずを送おくります。↗

   A map is available upon request.

• Synonym要求ようきゅうNeutralA demand with a much harder edge, as in 「賃上げを要求する」 or 「身代金を要求する」; 「要望」 is a wish you hope the other side will meet.
• Synonym要請ようせいNeutralA formal request, mostly in official contexts, as in 「政府に協力を要請する」.
• SynonymリクエストNeutralA loanword for a request, including asking for a particular song to be played, as in 「リクエスト曲」; common in casual speech.
• Synonym依頼いらいNeutralCommissioning or entrusting something to someone, as in 「仕事を依頼する」; the point is having a task done.
• Synonym頼みたのみNeutralA favor you ask of someone, or something you rely on, as in 「頼みがある」; colloquial.
• Synonym懇請こんせいFormalA formal word for an earnest, heartfelt request, as in 「ご出席を懇請する」.
• Synonym懇願こんがんNeutralPleading or begging, as in 「助けを懇願する」; a much more earnest, imploring tone.
• Synonym求めるもとめるNeutralA verb for demanding or seeking something, as in 「意見を求める」.
• Synonym望むのぞむNeutralA verb for hoping for or expecting something, as in 「平和を望む」.
• Synonym頼むたのむNeutralThe everyday verb for asking a favor, as in 「よろしく頼む」; the most common colloquial choice.
• Synonym求めもとめNeutralA demand or need, as in 「客の求めに応じる」; leans toward written style.
• Related申し出もうしでNeutralAn offer or proposal you come forward with yourself, as in 「辞退の申し出」; the initiative lies with you.
• Related注文ちゅうもんNeutralPlacing an order or stating your demands, as in 「料理を注文する」.
• Related請求せいきゅうNeutralClaiming something as a right, mostly for payments and fees, as in 「代金を請求する」.
• Related願うねがうNeutralA native verb for wishing or praying for something, as in 「幸せを願う」.
• Related申し込みもうしこみNeutralApplying or signing up for something, as in 「参加申し込み」.
• Related願いねがいNeutralA wish or heart's desire, as in 「願いがかなう」; the wish itself rather than a request.
• Related念願ねんがんNeutralA long-cherished wish, as in 「念願のマイホーム」; something hoped for over a long time.
• Related願望がんぼうNeutralA desire felt within, as in 「結婚願望」; the emphasis is on inner wanting.
• Related催促さいそくNeutralPressing someone to fulfill a promise, as in 「返事を催促する」.
• Related申請しんせいNeutralFiling an application through official procedures, as in 「ビザを申請する」 or 「休暇を申請する」.
• Related嘆願たんがんNeutralPleading while laying out your circumstances, as in 「減刑嘆願書」.
• Related希求ききゅうWrittenWritten style for longing for or aspiring to something, as in 「平和を希求する」.
• Related希望きぼうNeutralHope in the broadest sense, as in 「希望者」; the widest-ranging of these words.
• Related所望しょもうWrittenWritten style for wanting something, as in 「ご所望の品」; carries an old-fashioned, elegant flavor.

Use 「要望」 when you present the other party with a wish you want realized, as in 「住民の要望」 or 「ご要望に応える」. For a harder-edged demand say 「要求」, for official requests 「要請」, and in casual speech 「リクエスト」 or 「頼む」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. あるものを、そうして欲ほしいと強つよく求もとめること。