Kanji1 / 9
要 kanji
need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
ヨウ
Kun readings
いるかなめ
Words with 要
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N4必要Popularnecessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement
- N3主要Popularchief; main; principal; major
- N3需要Populardemand; need; demand
- N3重要Popularimportant; essential; significant; major; key; principal
- N3要求Populardemand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
- N3要素Popularcomponent; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
- N3要点Populargist; main point
- N3要するにPopularin short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
- N2要旨Popular(main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance; summary; outline; abstract
- N2要領Popularpoint; gist; essentials; tenets; outline; knack; trick; the ropes
- N1要因Popularmain cause; primary factor
- N1要請Popularappeal; call for something; request; claim; demand; axiom
- N1要望Populardemand for; request
- N1要するPopularto need; to demand; to take; to require
- —概要Popularoutline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment; abridgement
- —肝要Popularextremely important; essential; vital; crucial
- —強要Popularcoercion; extortion; compulsion; force
- —要員Popular(necessary) personnel; required person
- —要件Popularimportant matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition; sine qua non
- —要綱Popularmain principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline