KanjiN3Grade 4 · 小49 strokesRadical 襾#106 in newspapers
要 · need, main point
要 is a kanji meaning need, main point, essence, pivot. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- ヨウyō
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- いるiru
- かなめkaname
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In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 要 · 15 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 要るいる | いる | to need | N5 |
| 必要ひつよう | ひつよう | necessary | N4 |
| 重要じゅうよう | じゅうよう | important, essential | N3 |
| 主要しゅよう | しゅよう | chief, main | N3 |
| 需要じゅよう | じゅよう | demand | N3 |
| 要求ようきゅう | ようきゅう | request, demand | N3 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 要するにようするに | ようするに | in a word, after all, in short … | N3 |
| 要素ようそ | ようそ | element | N3 |
| 要点ようてん | ようてん | gist, main point | N3 |
| 要旨ようし | ようし | gist, essentials, summary | N2 |
| 要領ようりょう | ようりょう | gist, essentials, outline | N2 |
| 要因よういん | よういん | primary factor, main cause | N1 |
| 要するようする | ようする | to demand, to require, to take | N1 |
| 要請ようせい | ようせい | claim, demand, request, application | N1 |
| 要望ようぼう | ようぼう | demand for, request | N1 |
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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