Ryukyu (Okinawa)
(Verb) To search (for), to seek; to ask around, to enquire, to inquire
Define もとめる motomeru Meaning モトメル
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もとめる【求める】
(Common Ichidan verb, transitive)
- To want; To wish for
- To request; To demand
- To seek; To search for; To pursue (pleasure); To hunt (a job)
- To purchase; To buy
— Polite (teineigo) language
かいもとめる【買い求める・買求める】
(Ichidan verb, transitive)
- To buy
おいもとめる【追い求める・追求める】
(Ichidan verb, transitive)
- To pursue
さがしもとめる【捜し求める・探し求める】
(Ichidan verb)
- To search for; To seek for; To look for
ひをもとめる【比を求める】
(Expression)
- To obtain the ratio
こいもとめる【請い求める】
(Ichidan verb)
- To beg; To request; To demand; To entreat
ねがいもとめる【願い求める】
(Ichidan verb)
- To entreat
いのりもとめる【祈り求める】
(Expression)
- To pray for
かつをもとめる【活を求める】
(Expression)
- To try to find a way out
たずねもとめる【尋ね求める】
(Ichidan verb)
- To seek for
りかいをもとめる【理解を求める】
(Expression)
- To ask for understanding
— Polite (teineigo) language
こうふくをもとめる【幸福を求める】
(Expression)
- To seek happiness; To pursue happiness
どうきあいもとめる【同気相求める】
(Expression)
- Like minds gather
— Idiomatic expression
しちゅうにかつをもとめる【死中に活を求める】
(Expression)
- To search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; To seek for a way out of a desperate situation