漢字城 Kanji Fortress

要 need

Also: main point

On'yomi
ヨウ
Kun'yomi
い-る
Strokes
9
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 4

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): い-る.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
要 is written in 9 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A woman (女) with a covering (覀) over her head is packing for a journey and asks the main point: what do I really need?

A common word

  • 必要 ひつよう necessary

Example sentences

  • かいものにおかねがいります。

    I need money for shopping.

  • あしたはかさがひつようです。

    You'll need an umbrella tomorrow.

Kanji that share a part

覀 is its radical.

  • 価 value N3
  • 遷 transition N2
  • 栗 chestnut N1
  • 票 ballot N1
  • 覆 cover N1
  • 覇 supremacy N1

女 is a component. 40 kanji share it in all.