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要
9 strokes in total
JLPT N3
Grade 4
need
📖 English Meaning
pivot, heart and soul, necessity
Pronunciation
Hiragana:
よう かなめ よし もとむ ぬみ
Romaji:
you kaname yoshi motomu numi
On'yomi:
ヨウ
Kun'yomi:
かなめ、い(る) <外>もと(める)
Character Meanings
要
necessary, essential; necessity
Radical
襾 西
かなめのかしら、おおいかんむり、にし
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