Requirement
Noun and する verb
ようきゅう
労働者たちは、ちん上げを要求した。
Laborers demanded higher wages.
会社からの要求が前近代的すぎて気持ち悪いんだけど。
The company's demands were feudalistic and disgust me.
この要求はいくらなんでも無茶だ。
These requirements are absurd!
You need this request to happen, so you don't just request it, you demand it.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.