要請

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 要請, read ようせい, is a formal request or appeal for an action or cooperation.
• Basic usage: A town may request water conservation, or an appeal may arrive asking that relief supplies be sent.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A formal request for cooperation
  • It is a request for cooperation, such as conserving water or sending relief supplies. It does not by itself carry the unilateral force of an order.