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請願

Reading

Kana: せいがん
Romaji: seigan
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Definition

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petition

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 シン、 ショウ、 こ.う、 う.ける
Meanings: solicit, invite, ask
Readings: ガン、 ねが.う、 -ねがい
Meanings: petition, request, vow, wish, hope

Example Sentences

(わたし)市長(しちょう)請願(せいがん)()した。
➥I addressed a petition to the mayor.
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まず、市長(しちょう)あてに、請願書(せいがんしょ)提出(ていしゅつ)して、署名(しょめい)運動(うんどう)をしています。
➥First, we will present a petition to the mayor and collect signatures.
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請願(せいがん)却下(きゃっか)されたのはおかしいと(おも)った。
➥I thought it strange that the petition had been turned down.
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