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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 5

要 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

need; essential

On: ヨウyou
Kun: いるiru かなめkaname もとめるmotomeru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

要9 strokes

How to write 要: stroke order

要 has 9 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

要 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 要 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 要

The parts 要 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

覀 (襾)
Radical
女
woman; female

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 5

要 need; essentialOnヨウKunいる、かなめ、もとめる変 change; unusualOnヘンKunかえる、かわる、かわり神 god; deityOnシン、ジンKunかみ、かん、こう記 record; write downOnキKunしるす和 harmony; peace; Japanese styleOnワ、オ、カKunなごむ、なごやか、やわらぐ引 pull; draw; subtractOnインKunひく、ひける、ひき治 govern; cureOnジ、チKunおさめる、おさまる、なおる決 decide; settleOnケツKunきめる、きまる、ぎめ太 thick; bigOnタ、タイ、ダイKunふとい、ふとる、はなはだ込 crowd into; put intoKunこむ、こめる、こみ