請願|せいがんseigan[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpetition
    私は市長しちょうに請願せいがんを出だした。↗
    I addressed a petition to the mayor.
Conjugation
Dictionary form請願する(せいがんする)
Polite (masu)請願します(せいがんします)
Negative (nai)請願しない(せいがんしない)
polite (masen)請願しません(せいがんしません)
classical zu / nu請願せず・請願せぬ(せいがんせず・せいがんせぬ)
Past (ta)請願した(せいがんした)
polite (mashita)請願しました(せいがんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)請願しなかった(せいがんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)請願しませんでした(せいがんしませんでした)
Te form請願して(せいがんして)
Potential請願できる(せいがんできる)
Passive請願される(せいがんされる)
Causative請願させる(せいがんさせる)
Causative passive請願させられる(せいがんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)請願すれば(せいがんすれば)
tara請願したら(せいがんしたら)
Volitional請願しよう(せいがんしよう)
polite (mashou)請願しましょう(せいがんしましょう)
Imperative請願しろ(せいがんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym嘆願たんがんWrittenEarnest pleading that stresses the petitioner's feelings, e.g. begging for a lighter sentence; 「請願」 is a formal request to the authorities made under the law.
  • Synonym陳情ちんじょうWrittenExplaining the actual situation to officials or Diet members and asking for help; the focus is on laying out the facts, and it is in fairly common use.
  • Related申請しんせいNeutralApplying for permits and licenses or filing paperwork; the most broadly used administrative term, but not a petition.
  • Related建白けんぱくWrittenSubmitting written proposals or opinions to the government or one's superiors; carries a strong historical flavor, as in Meiji-era petitions.
  • Related建白書けんぱくしょWrittenA written statement of proposals submitted to superiors; a historical term rarely used today.
  • Related請願書せいがんしょWrittenThe written form of 「請願」: a formal document submitted under law to the Diet or government offices.
  • Related陳情書ちんじょうしょWrittenThe written material for 「陳情」, submitted to Diet members or officials.
  • Related嘆願書たんがんしょWrittenA written plea with an earnest tone, typically begging for leniency such as a reduced sentence.

「請願」 is the formal, legally based request to the Diet or government, as in 「請願書」; 「陳情」 explains your situation to officials, 「嘆願」 is for earnest pleading, 「申請」 is for applications and paperwork, and 「建白」 is historical. The 「〜書」 forms are the documents.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 冀こいねがうこと。
  2. 国くにや地方公共団体ちほうこうきょうだんたいに意見いけんや要望ようぼう、苦情くじょうの要請ようせいを行おこなう事こと。
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