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Kanji: 要

KANJI
9 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
かなめ
 ON 音 
ヨウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:
西(覀)
Radical name:
にし
Meaning:
Need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 100 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
()
to need
N4
(ひつよう)
necessary
N3
(じゅうよう)
important, momentous, essential, principal, major
N3
(しゅよう)
chief, main, principal, major
N3
(じゅよう)
demand, request
N3
(ようきゅう)
request, demand, requisition
N3
(よう)するに
in a word, after all, the point is .., in short ..
N3
(ようそ)
element
N3
(ようてん)
gist, main point
N2
(ようし)
gist, essentials, summary, fundamentals
N2
(ようりょう)
point, gist, essentials, outline
N1
(よういん)
primary factor, main cause
N1
(よう)する
to demand, to require, to take
N1
(ようせい)
claim, demand, request, application
N1
(ようぼう)
demand for, request
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