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要

need
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingヨウ
Kun readingい.る、かなめ
JōyōGrade 4
  1. pivot
  2. vital point
  3. cornerstone
  4. keystone
  5. japanese photinia

Popular Usage

要る必要重要主要需要

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

old west · woman (女)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1730

Compound words

要るいる
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need
必要ひつよう
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity
主要しゅよう
chief; main; principal; major
需要じゅよう
demand; need; demand
重要じゅうよう
important; essential; significant; major; key
概要がいよう
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract
肝要かんよう
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
強要きょうよう
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
要員よういん
(necessary) personnel; required person
要因よういん
main cause; primary factor
要求ようきゅう
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
要件ようけん
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition; sine qua non
要綱ようこう
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
要項ようこう
important points; main points; gist; list of requirements
要旨ようし
(main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance
要請ようせい
appeal; call for something; request; claim; demand
要素ようそ
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
要点ようてん
gist; main point
要望ようぼう
demand for; request
要領ようりょう
point; gist; essentials; tenets; outline
不要ふよう
unnecessary; unneeded
要約ようやく
summary; digest
要所ようしょ
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
所要しょよう
required; needed; necessary

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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