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yào
    yao4
yao
 you / yo
    よう
to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important
(1) cornerstone; main point; keystone; (n,adj-f) (2) necessity; need; requirement; (surname) Yoshi
Important, essential, necessary, strategic; want, need; about to; intercept; coerce; agree, etc.

要す

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 yousu / yosu
    ようす
(v5s,vs-c,vt) (See 要する) to need; to require; to take; to demand

要は

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 youha / yoha
    ようは
(adverb) in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

要り

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 iri
    いり
expense; expenses

要る

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 iru
    いる
(v5r,vi) (kana only) to need; to want

要一

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 youichi / yoichi
    よういち
(given name) Yōichi

要七

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 youshichi / yoshichi
    ようしち
(given name) Yōshichi

要三

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 youzou / yozo
    ようぞう
(given name) Yōzou

要不

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yào bù
    yao4 bu4
yao pu
otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)

要久

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 youji / yoji
    ようじ
(personal name) Yōji

要之

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yào zhī
    yao4 zhi1
yao chih
in brief; in a word

要也

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 toshiya
    としや
(personal name) Toshiya

要事

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yào shì
    yao4 shi4
yao shih
 youji / yoji
    ようじ
important matter
important matter; necessary thing; requirement

要二

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 youji / yoji
    ようじ
(given name) Yōji

要人

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yào rén
    yao4 ren2
yao jen
 youjin / yojin
    ようじん
important person
important person; (given name) Yōjin

要介

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 yousuke / yosuke
    ようすけ
(given name) Yōsuke

要件

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yào jiàn
    yao4 jian4
yao chien
 youken / yoken
    ようけん
key document; important condition; criterion; requirement; requisite; cornerstone
(1) important matter; (2) requirement; requisite; necessary condition; sine qua non

要佐

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 yousuke / yosuke
    ようすけ
(given name) Yōsuke

要佑

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 yousuke / yosuke
    ようすけ
(personal name) Yōsuke

要作

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 yousaku / yosaku
    ようさく
(given name) Yōsaku

要倉

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 kaname
    かなめ
(surname) Kaname

要價


要价

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yào jià
    yao4 jia4
yao chia
to ask a price; to charge; (fig.) to attach conditions (in negotiations)

要償

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 youshou / yosho
    ようしょう
claim

要先

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yào xiān
    yao4 xian1
yao hsien
 yōsen
must first...

要光

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 toshimitsu
    としみつ
(personal name) Toshimitsu

要八

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 youhachi / yohachi
    ようはち
(personal name) Yōhachi

要具

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 yougu / yogu
    ようぐ
necessary tools

要典

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yào diǎn
    yao4 dian3
yao tien
 yōten
an important scripture

要功

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yāo gōng
    yao1 gong1
yao kung
variant of 邀功[yao1 gong1]

要助

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 yousuke / yosuke
    ようすけ
(given name) Yōsuke

要務


要务

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yào wù
    yao4 wu4
yao wu
 youmu / yomu
    ようむ
key task; important affair
important business

要右

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 yousuke / yosuke
    ようすけ
(personal name) Yōsuke

要司

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 youji / yoji
    ようじ
(given name) Yōji

要吉

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 youkichi / yokichi
    ようきち
(given name) Yōkichi

要否

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 youhi / yohi
    ようひ
necessity (or lack thereof)

要吾

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 yougo / yogo
    ようご
(personal name) Yōgo

要命

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yào mìng
    yao4 ming4
yao ming
to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about something) to be a nuisance

要咲

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 issa
    いっさ
(female given name) Issa

要員


要员

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yào yuán
    yao4 yuan2
yao yüan
 youin / yoin
    よういん
key participant; VIP
(necessary) personnel; required person

要嘛

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yào ma
    yao4 ma5
yao ma
either ...; or ...

要因

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 youin / yoin
    よういん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) main cause; primary factor; (personal name) Toshimoto

要図

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 youzu / yozu
    ようず
outline; rough sketch

要圖


要图

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yào tú
    yao4 tu2
yao t`u
    yao tu
main plan; important program

要土

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 youdo / yodo
    ようど
(surname) Yōdo

要地

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yào dì
    yao4 di4
yao ti
 youchi / yochi
    ようち
strategic location
important place; strategic point; critical location; (surname) Yōchi

要堺

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 youkai / yokai
    ようかい
(surname) Yōkai

要塞

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yào sài
    yao4 sai4
yao sai
 yousai / yosai
    ようさい
stronghold; fort; fortification
fort; stronghold; fortification

要士

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 youji / yoji
    ようじ
(given name) Yōji

要壽

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 youju / yoju
    ようじゅ
(personal name) Yōju

要太

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 youta / yota
    ようた
(given name) Yōta

要夫

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 yasuo
    やすお
(given name) Yasuo

要好

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yào hǎo
    yao4 hao3
yao hao
to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement

要妙

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yào miào
    yao4 miao4
yao miao
 yōmyō
The essential and mystic nature (of Buddha-truth).

要子

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yào zi
    yao4 zi5
yao tzu
 youko / yoko
    ようこ
straw rope
(female given name) Yōko

要害

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yào hài
    yao4 hai4
yao hai
 yougai / yogai
    ようがい
vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial
(1) stronghold; fortress; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) strategic position; key position; (place-name, surname) Yōgai

要寿

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 youju / yoju
    ようじゅ
(given name) Yōju

要山

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 kanameyama
    かなめやま
(personal name) Kanameyama

要岩

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 kanameiwa / kanamewa
    かなめいわ
(place-name) Kanameiwa

要島

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 youjima / yojima
    ようじま
(surname) Yōjima

要崎

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 yousaki / yosaki
    ようさき
(surname) Yōsaki

要川

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 youkawa / yokawa
    ようかわ
(surname) Yōkawa

要市

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 youichi / yoichi
    よういち
(personal name) Yōichi

要平

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 youhei / yohe
    ようへい
(given name) Yōhei

要延

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 youen / yoen
    ようえん
(given name) Yōen

要式

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 youshiki / yoshiki
    ようしき
formal; (given name) Yōshiki

要強


要强

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yào qiáng
    yao4 qiang2
yao ch`iang
    yao chiang

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Strong Minded
eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded

要彦

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 numahiko
    ぬまひこ
(male given name) Numahiko

要徑


要径

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yào jìng
    yao4 jing4
yao ching
important path

要得

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yào dé
    yao4 de2
yao te
good; fine

要徳

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 motonori
    もとのり
(personal name) Motonori

要心

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 youjin / yojin
    ようじん
(noun/participle) care; precaution; guarding; caution

要慎

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 youjin / yojin
    ようじん
(out-dated kanji) (noun/participle) care; precaution; guarding; caution

要戸

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 youdo / yodo
    ようど
(surname) Yōdo

要所

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 yousho / yosho
    ようしょ
(1) important position; strategic point; (2) important point; main point; essentials

要挾


要挟

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yāo xié
    yao1 xie2
yao hsieh
to threaten; to blackmail

要撃

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 yougeki / yogeki
    ようげき
(noun/participle) (1) ambush; (noun/participle) (2) (See 邀撃) interception; counter-attack

要擊


要击

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yāo jī
    yao1 ji1
yao chi
to intercept; to ambush

要政

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yào zhèng
    yao4 zheng4
yao cheng
important governmental or administrative matter

要教

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 motonori
    もとのり
(given name) Motonori

要文

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yào wén
    yao4 wen2
yao wen
 toshifumi
    としふみ
(given name) Toshifumi
The important text or texts.

要旨

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yào zhǐ
    yao4 zhi3
yao chih
 youshi / yoshi
    ようし
the gist (of a text or argument); the main points
(main) point; gist; key points; essentials; substance; summary; outline; abstract
The important meaning or aim.

要明

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 youmei / yome
    ようめい
(surname) Yōmei

要是

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yào shi
    yao4 shi5
yao shih
(coll.) if

要時

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 youji / yoji
    ようじ
(given name) Yōji

要暈


要晕

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yāo yūn
    yao1 yun1
yao yün
confused; dazed

要有

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yào yǒu
    yao4 you3
yao yu
to need; to require; must have

要望

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 youbou / yobo
    ようぼう
(noun, transitive verb) demand for; request

要木

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 yougi / yogi
    ようぎ
(surname) Yōgi

要末

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yào me
    yao4 me5
yao me
variant of 麼|么[yao4 me5]

要村

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 youmura / yomura
    ようむら
(surname) Yōmura

要松

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 youmatsu / yomatsu
    ようまつ
(personal name) Yōmatsu

要枝

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 kanae
    かなえ
(personal name) Kanae

要根

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 youne / yone
    ようね
(surname) Yōne

要樞


要枢

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yào shū
    yao4 shu1
yao shu
important hub; key position

要樹

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 youki / yoki
    ようき
(given name) Yōki

要次

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 youji / yoji
    ようじ
(given name) Yōji

要死

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yào sǐ
    yao4 si3
yao ssu
extremely; awfully

要永

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 youei / yoe
    ようえい
(surname) Yōei

要求

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yāo qiú
    yao1 qiu2
yao ch`iu
    yao chiu
 youkyuu / yokyu
    ようきゅう
to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL:點|点[dian3]
(noun, transitive verb) demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

要江

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 toshie
    としえ
(female given name) Toshie

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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