要 — Japanese kanji
9 strokes · N3
Meanings: Need, Main Point, Essence, Pivot, Key To
On’yomi: よう · Kun’yomi: い.る、かなめ
Radicals in 要
- 西 — (0 strokes)
- 女 — woman (3 strokes)
Words using 要
- 要ります[ビザが～] (いります[ビザが～]): need, require [a visa] — いっしょに 行かない？ — Future plans and invitations
- 概要 (がいよう): overview; summary — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 16 - Perspectives and Opinions
- 重要（な） (じゅうよう（な）): important — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 14 - People and Nature
- 需要 (じゅよう): demand — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 16 - Perspectives and Opinions
- 必要 (ひつよう): necessary — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 02 - Personality and Impressions
- 必要[な] (ひつよう[な]): necessary — 友達が できたか どうか、心配です — Conjecture and worry
- 不要（な） (ふよう（な）): unnecessary; not required — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 16 - Perspectives and Opinions
- 要因 (よういん): factor; cause — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 21 - Communication and Information Sharing
- 要求（する） (ようきゅう（する）): demand; request — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 16 - Perspectives and Opinions
- 要する (ようする): to require; to take (time) — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 13 - Hobbies and Interests
- 要するに (ようするに): in short; to sum up — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 18 - Behavior and Psychology
- 要素 (ようそ): element; factor — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 16 - Perspectives and Opinions
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