Kanji: 要

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	西(覀) Radical name: にし
Meaning:	Need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 100 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	要(い)る	to need
N4	必要(ひつよう)	necessary
N3	重要(じゅうよう)	important, momentous, essential, principal, major
N3	主要(しゅよう)	chief, main, principal, major
N3	需要(じゅよう)	demand, request
N3	要求(ようきゅう)	request, demand, requisition
N3	要(よう)するに	in a word, after all, the point is .., in short ..
N3	要素(ようそ)	element
N3	要点(ようてん)	gist, main point
N2	要旨(ようし)	gist, essentials, summary, fundamentals
N2	要領(ようりょう)	point, gist, essentials, outline
N1	要因(よういん)	primary factor, main cause
N1	要(よう)する	to demand, to require, to take
N1	要請(ようせい)	claim, demand, request, application
N1	要望(ようぼう)	demand for, request