請願|せいがんseigan[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpetition
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.
- 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


