要

meaningneed, main point, essence, pivot, key to

On'yomi
ヨウ
Kun'yomi
い.る、かなめ
Strokes
9
Taught in
Japanese grade 4
Frequency
#106 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

要
  • 重要じゅうようimportant
  • 必要ひつようnecessary
  • 要求ようきゅうdemand
  • 主要しゅようchief
  • 需要じゅようdemand
  • 要請ようせいappeal
  • 要因よういんmain cause
  • 必要性ひつようせいnecessity

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