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求める is an exact match with one form of the following word:
求める
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Reading : もとめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to want; to wish for
2. to request; to demand
3. to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job)
4. to purchase; to buy  (see also: 買う; polite (teineigo) language)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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求める is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 9,000 (about 88,500,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2703 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 912
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
まいぞう
埋蔵
された
たからもの
宝物
もと
めて
さばく
砂漠
たんけん
探検
した

They explored the desert in search of buried treasure.
どうしてよい
からなかった
ので
わたし
たす
もと
めた

Not knowing what to do, I asked for help.
しん
しゃいん
社員
たち
しょうしん
昇進
もと
めて
たが
きょうそう
競争
しなければならない

The newcomers will have to compete with each other for a promotion.
もとめる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 140,000 (about 653,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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キュウ   もとめる to request, want, demand   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
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スイ   みず water   
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