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要 Kanji meaning "need, main point, essence"

Jiten frequency #148JLPT N3Grade 4Kanken Level 7WaniKani Level 9RTKKLC Volume 4TMW Student9 strokes

Meanings

need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

On'yomi

ヨウ

Kun'yomi

い.るかなめ

Reading usage

必(ひつ)要(よう)necessary #247重(じゅう)要(よう)important #1273必(ひつ)要(よう)ないunnecessary #1381要(よう)求(きゅう)demand #2331必(ひつ)要(よう)とするto need #3093要(よう)するにin short #3379要(よう)素(そ)component #3459不(ふ)要(よう)unnecessary #4312要(よう)はin short #4435要(よう)請(せい)appeal #5058

Most common words using this kanji

必(ひつ)要(よう)necessary #247重(じゅう)要(よう)important #1273必(ひつ)要(よう)ないunnecessary #1381要(よう)求(きゅう)demand #2331要(い)るto be needed #2897必(ひつ)要(よう)とするto need #3093要(よう)するにin short #3379要(よう)素(そ)component #3459不(ふ)要(よう)unnecessary #4312要(よう)はin short #4435要(よう)請(せい)appeal #5058要(よう)望(ぼう)demand for #5766要(かなめ)pivot #7045強(きょう)要(よう)coercion #7803要(よう)因(いん)main cause #8230要(よう)するto need #8304要(よう)領(りょう)point #8433需(じゅ)要(よう)demand #11115主(しゅ)要(よう)chief #11936必(ひつ)要(よう)性(せい)necessity #12247
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