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
- —要項Popularimportant points; main points; gist; list of requirements
- —不要Popularunnecessary; unneeded
- —要約Popularsummary; digest
- —要所Popularimportant position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
- —所要Popularrequired; needed; necessary
- —法要PopularBuddhist memorial service
- —要衝Popularimportant point; strategic position; key point
- —要人Popularimportant person
- —要職Popularimportant post; important office; key position
- —要はPopularin short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
- —重要視Popularregarding highly; attaching importance to
- —重要性Popularimportance; gravity
- —必要性Popularnecessity; need
- —不必要Popularunnecessary; needless
- —要注意Popularneed for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
- —重要文化財Popularimportant cultural property; important cultural asset
- —学習指導要領Populargovernment course (curriculum) guidelines
- —要main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
- —紀要bulletin; memoirs
- —緊要momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital