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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
- —要地important place; strategic point; critical location
- —要式formal
- —要図outline; rough sketch
- —要具necessary tools
- —要訣main point
- —要務important business
- —要港important port
- —要義essence
- —要諦(most) important point; key point; key; secret; essence
- —要償claim
- —要否necessity (or lack thereof)
- —要説outline; summary
- —要すto need; to require; to take; to demand
- —有要matter (thing, concept) of high (vital, extreme) importance
- —要解outlining
- —要事important matter; necessary thing; requirement
- —史要outline of history; essentials of history
- —要訳brief translation; summary translation
- —主要駅major (train) station; main station
- —主要国major power; principal countries