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
- —綱要elements; essentials; outline
- —撮要outline; summary; compendium
- —枢要(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal
- —体要important point
- —大要summary; outline
- —摘要summary; outline; remarks column; space for notes
- —要塞fort; stronghold; fortification
- —要目syllabus; main items
- —須要absolutely necessary
- —提要summary; outline; compendium
- —要談important talk
- —要害stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
- —要撃ambush; interception; counter-attack
- —要覧outline; summary; survey; handbook
- —要路main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
- —要略epitome; summary; outline
- —至要of paramount importance; extremely important; essential
- —顕要of great prominence or dignity
- —切要essential; vital
- —要用important matters