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)
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ヨウ
Kun readings
いるかなめ
Words with 要
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —要素種別element type
- —要素集合element set
- —要素宣言element declaration
- —主要部品main parts; main components
- —講義摘要syllabus
- —政治要綱platform (e.g. of a party); policy statement; manifesto
- —至近要因proximate cause (in contrast to an ultimate cause)
- —究極要因ultimate cause (in contrast to a proximate cause)
- —直接要因direct cause; proximate cause
- —交換需要demand for replacement; request for replacement; need for replacement
- —要塞都市fortified city; bastide
- —需要減少reduced demand; decline in demand
- —資金需要capital requirements; demand for funds; credit needs
- —主要料理main course; main dish
- —指導要録cumulative guidance record
- —重要法案important bill; key bill
- —要素技術underlying technology; technology behind (a product)
- —需要独占monopsony
- —要援護者person requiring special help (usu. seniors, infants, etc. in disaster scenarios)
- —微量要素micronutrient