Single kanji#793 most used

要

よう1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

main point; essential point

ITS KANJI

Written

私わたしの先生せんせいの指導しどうはいつも要ようを得えている。

My teacher's instructions are always to the point.

要ようは、彼かれらがあまりに若わかすぎるということです。

The point is they're too young.

from Tatoeba · Fukuko

main point; essential point; important thing

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

necessity; need; requirement

noun · before a noun

容form; shape; figureよう · not in tangoya

益benefit; use; goodよう · not in tangoya

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#793 most used

Written要 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium