要 (essence, key to, main point, need, pivot) - Kanji Codex

要

essence, key to, main point, need, pivot

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ヨウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

い.るかなめ

Nanori (名乗り)

とし

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:4

Strokes:9

JLPT:3

Frequency:106

Vocabulary

ヨウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
概要	ガイヨウ	outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment; abridgement
肝要	カンヨウ	extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
強要	キョウヨウ	coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
主要	シュヨウ	chief; main; principal; major
需要	ジュヨウ	demand; request

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
要心	ようじん	care; precaution; guarding; caution
要する	ようする	to need; to demand; to take; to require
要するに	ようするに	in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
要頂	ようこう	important points; main points; gist; list of requirements
要	かなめ	pivot; vital point; cornerstone; keystone; Japanese photinia

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