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求める

もとめる

to seek, to wish for

Mnemonic

A fur coat with the tails still on it and everybody in the village wanting one. She is not after the toy. Moto もと, me める: what she is after costs nothing and is worth a good deal more: もとめる.

Worth knowing

More formal than ほしい. It does seeking, requesting and demanding: 助けを求める is to call for help.

Built from

seek, request
A fur coat with the tails left hanging off it. What everybody in the village was after.

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