What are the differences between 依頼【いらい】、需要【じゅよう】、請求【せいきゅう】、注文【ちゅうもん】、要求【ようきゅう】 and 要請【ようせい】?


What are the differences between
依頼【いらい】、需要【じゅよう】、請求【せいきゅう】、注文【ちゅうもん】、要求【ようきゅう】 and 要請【ようせい】?

I've looked at [jisho.org](https://jisho.org) and tried searching for answers
on [HiNative](https://hinative.com), but couldn't find a clear enough answer,
so I'm asking here.




Some of these words are not even similar to the others, so please learn how to
search for the differences. I recommend you use
[ALC](https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81&ref=sa), which is
mainly aimed at Japanese people, but has more definitions and much more decent
examples. Jisho.org is better at rare Japanese words, but when it comes to
understanding common words like these, ALC is almost always more helpful. For
example here's the result for
[需要](https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81).

  * **注文** : "Order" (for purchasing an item/service; something you make at restaurants or on shopping websites)
  * **需要** : "Demand" (as opposed to supply; economics term)

* * *

  * **請求** : Mainly, "bill" or "invoice" (i.e., "please pay the money for what we have done"). Less commonly, "claim" (for something one legally deserves, especially in judicial contexts).
  * **要請** : "Call/request/appeal" officially made for publicly meaningful reasons. Typically a government or a lobbyist makes one.
  * **要求** : "Claim/request/demand" that may or may not be based on law. Often more demanding, forcible, bold or rude than 依頼.
  * **依頼** : "Job offer" (if paid) or "(formal but personal) request", "asking a favor" (if unpaid). Usually you can decline it.

See also: [What's the difference between 請求, 要求, and
需要?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/59467/5010)




Some of these words are not even similar to the others, so please learn how to
search for the differences. I recommend you use
[ALC](https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81&ref=sa), which is
mainly aimed at Japanese people, but has more definitions and much more decent
examples. Jisho.org is better at rare Japanese words, but when it comes to
understanding common words like these, ALC is almost always more helpful. For
example here's the result for
[需要](https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81).

  * **注文** : "Order" (for purchasing an item/service; something you make at restaurants or on shopping websites)
  * **需要** : "Demand" (as opposed to supply; economics term)

* * *

  * **請求** : Mainly, "bill" or "invoice" (i.e., "please pay the money for what we have done"). Less commonly, "claim" (for something one legally deserves, especially in judicial contexts).
  * **要請** : "Call/request/appeal" officially made for publicly meaningful reasons. Typically a government or a lobbyist makes one.
  * **要求** : "Claim/request/demand" that may or may not be based on law. Often more demanding, forcible, bold or rude than 依頼.
  * **依頼** : "Job offer" (if paid) or "(formal but personal) request", "asking a favor" (if unpaid). Usually you can decline it.

See also: [What's the difference between 請求, 要求, and
需要?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/59467/5010)

