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要

Level I of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 103 / 2,608

Need

On’yomi
よう
Kun’yomi
い、かなめ
Radical
西 Cover (Kangxi 146)

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 回 (Times), less common than 先 (Previous).

One rusted hinge is the only thing preventing a floodgate from collapsing.

In words

要る いる to needN5
要する ようする to demand;to require;to takeN1
必要 ひつよう necessaryN4

要 is rank 103 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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