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2,136 Jōyō kanji · JLPT N5–N1

要

Need, Main Point JLPT N3

9 strokes · school grade 4 · frequency rank #106

Meaning

Need, Main Point, Essence, Pivot, Key To

Readings

On’yomiヨウ you
Kun’yomiい.る iru、かなめ kaname

Radical

覀 — west (Kangxi radical #146)

Components

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