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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On readings
ヨウ
Kun readings
いるかなめ
Words with 要
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —主要点main point; keynote
- —廃要素obsolete element; obsolescent
- —必要事necessities
- —必要品necessities
- —必要物necessities
- —要求者claimant; requester
- —要撃機interceptor (aircraft)
- —必要悪necessary evil
- —一要素one element; one factor
- —要確認confirmation required
- —主要部main part; key part; head (of a phrase)
- —要介護requiring nursing care
- —非主要minor
- —主要因primary factor; main cause
- —最重要most important
- —総需要aggregate demand
- —要出典citation needed
- —要治療requiring medical treatment
- —現要素current element
- —重要度importance; priority