請う
こう
Verb, Transitive
1.
to beg, to ask, to request, to invite
2.
to pray, to wish
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かれはそのしょくをこうて、なんどもてがみをおくった。
彼はその職を乞うて、何度も手紙を送った。
He repeatedly sent letters, requesting that job.
たびびとはやどをこうために、むらのいえいえをたずねた。
旅人は宿を乞うために、村の家々を訪ねた。
The traveler visited houses in the village to beg for lodging.
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