要
need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
9 / 9
Information
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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smoke
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