要 — need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

Readings

On'yomi

ヨウ

Kun'yomi

い.るかなめ

Example words

• 重要じゅうようimportant; momentous; essential; principal; major
• 必要ひつよう(1) necessary; needed; essential; indispensable (2) necessity; need; requirement
• 要求ようきゅうdemand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
• 主要しゅようchief; main; principal; major
• 需要じゅようdemand; request
• 要請ようせい(1) appeal; call for something; request; claim; demand (2) axiom
• 要因よういんmain cause; primary factor
• 要素ようそ(1) component; factor; item (e.g. in list) (2) element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)