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
- —親要素containing element
- —必要語key word
- —表要素table element
- —副要求subrequest
- —要求側requester; requesting SS user
- —要素型element type
- —要素数number of elements (e.g. in a matrix)
- —不要論argument that something is unnecessary; opposition
- —要督促necessary reminder
- —需要者consumer
- —要約者promisee
- —要相談negotiable; further discussion needed
- —主要紙major newspaper; leading newspaper; widely circulated newspaper
- —要冷蔵requiring refrigeration
- —要領書manual; instruction manual; work procedures documentation; operating instructions
- —要求書written request; requisition
- —要予約reservation required; prior booking essential
- —要援護requiring special help (usu. seniors, infants, etc. in disaster scenarios)
- —仮需要imaginary demand; demand caused by speculation; speculative demand
- —要支援requiring assistance (categ. of elderly person's support needs)