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要

Kanji meanings and readings

要

N3

need; main point; essence; pivot; key to

On reading
ヨウ
Kun reading
い.る、かなめ
Radical
襾
Illustration of 主要
N3

しゅよう

chief; main; principal; major

Illustration of 必要
N4

ひつよう

necessary

Illustration of 要する
N1

ようする

to demand; to require; to take

Illustration of 要するに
N3

ようするに

in a word; after all; the point is ..; in short ..

Illustration of 要る
N5

いる

to need

Illustration of 要因
N1

よういん

primary factor; main cause

Illustration of 要旨
N2

ようし

gist; essentials; summary; fundamentals

Illustration of 要望
N1

ようぼう

demand for; request

Illustration of 要求
N3

ようきゅう

request; demand; requisition

Illustration of 要点
N3

ようてん

gist; main point

Illustration of 要素
N3

ようそ

element

Illustration of 要請
N1

ようせい

claim; demand; request; application

Illustration of 要領
N2

ようりょう

point; gist; essentials; outline

Illustration of 重要
N3

じゅうよう

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

Illustration of 需要
N3

じゅよう

demand; request