申込

もうしこみ · moushikomi · JLPT N1 · noun

application

📝 申 (state, report) + 込 (put in, enclose) = a form you put your request into; sounds like 'mohsh-komi'

Compound: 申 means to state or submit, 込 means to put in or include. Together you submit something into a form, which gives 'application' or 'request'.

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