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要
JLPT N3 SL4 9 strokes Frequency: #106

Meanings

Need, Main Point, Essence, Pivot, Key To

Radicals

覀

Decomposition

⿱覀ε₯³

Etymology

Ideographic: A womanΒ ε₯³ with hands on her waist 覀

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
2 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
3 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
4 vertical right-to-left
5 vertical right-to-left
6 horizontal bottom-left-to-top-right
7 curve bottom-right-to-top-left
8 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
9 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ヨウ you
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
かγͺめ kaname
い i

Words Using This Kanji

389 words total
Other (20 words)
要職 γ‚ˆγ†γ—γ‚‡γ

important post

要人 γ‚ˆγ†γ˜γ‚“

important person

要注意人物 γ‚ˆγ†γ‘γ‚…γ†γ„γ˜γ‚“γΆγ€

person requiring special attention

要義 γ‚ˆγ†γŽ

essence

要図 γ‚ˆγ†γš

outline

要港 γ‚ˆγ†γ“γ†

important port

要用 γ‚ˆγ†γ‚ˆγ†

important matters

要所要所 γ‚ˆγ†γ—γ‚‡γ‚ˆγ†γ—γ‚‡

(all) important positions

要所要所 γ‚ˆγ†γ—γ‚‡γ‚ˆγ†γ—γ‚‡

(all) important positions

θ¦ε„Ÿ γ‚ˆγ†γ—γ‚‡γ†

claim

ηŒ«θ¦γ‚‰γš γ­γ“γ„γ‚‰γš

rat poison

一要素 γ„γ‘γ‚ˆγ†γ

one element

ιœ€θ¦γ‚’θ³„γ† γ˜γ‚…γ‚ˆγ†γ‚’γΎγ‹γͺう

to meet the demand

要求に添う γ‚ˆγ†γγ‚…γ†γ«γγ†

to meet (one's) demands

必要とθͺγ‚γ‚‹ γ²γ€γ‚ˆγ†γ¨γΏγ¨γ‚γ‚‹

to judge as necessary

要璺θͺ γ‚ˆγ†γ‹γγ«γ‚“

confirmation required

θ¦η‚Ήγ«θ§¦γ‚Œγ‚‹ γ‚ˆγ†γ¦γ‚“γ«γ΅γ‚Œγ‚‹

to come to the point

要は γ‚ˆγ†γ―

in short

主要諸元 γ—γ‚…γ‚ˆγ†γ—γ‚‡γ’γ‚“

salient points

δΌšη€Ύζ¦‚θ¦ γ‹γ„γ—γ‚ƒγŒγ„γ‚ˆγ†

company overview