要 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「襾」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「襾」
- On
- ヨウ
- Kun
- い(る)・かなめ
- Meaning
- need, essential, important point
Origin
Originally a pictograph of a woman with hands on her waist; the waist, the body's essential center, came to mean important.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ヨウ | 要点・要注意・重要 |
|---|---|
| かなめ | 要 |
| いる | 要る Compare: 入る |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 必要ひつよう
necessary
- 重要じゅうよう
important
Example
旅行に必要な物をかばんに入れます。
I put the things I need for the trip into my bag.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)