かなめ
ヨウ, い.る, とし
need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

This kanji has 9 strokes: 6 in the "west" radical (にし) and 3 other strokes.

Sample compounds (21) :


  1. いる
    (I) to need
  2. する
    ようする
    to demand, to require, to take
  3. らぬ
    いらぬ
    (an) needless

  4. ふよう
    non-business, of no use, waste (products), unnecessary

  5. ひつよう
    (an) necessary, essential, indispensable
  6. ならば
    ひつようならば
    if necessary

  7. ようきゅう
    (vs) request, demand, requisition

  8. ようてん
    gist, main point

  9. よういん
    essential member, necessary person, personnel

  10. たいよう
    summary, outline

  11. ようさい
    fort, stronghold, fortification

  12. ようしょ
    important point, important position

  13. しょよう
    (a-no) required, needed, necessary

  14. ほうよう
    Buddhist mass (memorial service)

  15. ようもく
    syllabus, main items

  16. かなめいし
    keystone

  17. きにょう
    (an) important, momentous, exigent, urgent

  18. ようこう
    principle

  19. かんよう
    essential, vital, crucial, importance

  20. ようやく
    (vs) summary, digest

  21. じゅよう
    demand, request
Kanji Character : 要
Kuten Encoding : 4555
SJIS Encoding : 4d57
Unicode Encoding : 8981
Old Nelson Index : 4274
Radical Number : 146
Frequency Ranking : 102
Gakken Index : 117
Grade Level : 4
Halpern Index : 2635
Heisig Index : 1604
Henshall Index : 593
New Nelson Index : 5515
O'Neil Index : 1218
Stroke Count : 9
Spahn & Hadamitzky Kanji Dictionary Index : 3e6.11
Spahn & Hadamitzky Radical Strokes : 3
Spahn & Hadamitzky Other Strokes : 6
Spahn & Hadamitzky Character ID : e
Spahn & Hadamitzky kanji Number : 11
Spahn & Hadamitzky Kanji & Kana Index : 419
SKIP Code : 2-6-3
De Roo Code : 3269
Four Corner Code : 1040.4
Korean reading : yo
Pinyin reading : yao1
Morohashi Index String : 34768P
Morohashi Volume and Page String : 10.0310
Morohashi Index Number : 34768
Morohashi Page : 310
Morohashi Volume : 10
Morohashi entry is Prime : true
Dictionary Codes
  1. R3269
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