要 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 要 mean?
Necessity. The most important point or matter of a thing. To seek. To put together. To wait for.
How to read 要?
Kunyomi... かなめ/kaname,いる/iru,もとめる/motomeru
Onyomi... ヨウ/yo
jinmeikun... shino, toshi, me, motomu, yasu,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
| application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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| type | common-use kanji |
| unicode | 8981 要 (For HTML use) |
要 / related names
- Name:
- kaname
- Katakana:
- カナメ
- Name:
- kanata
- Katakana:
- カナタ
- Name:
- yo
- Katakana:
- ヨウ
- Name:
- yoji
- Katakana:
- ヨウジ
- Name:
- yosuke
- Katakana:
- ヨウスケ
- Name:
- yoko
- Katakana:
- ヨウコウ
- Name:
- kaname
- Katakana:
- カナメ
- Name:
- toshimi
- Katakana:
- トシミ
- Name:
- yozo
- Katakana:
- ヨウゾウ
- Name:
- kanata
- Katakana:
- カナタ
- Name:
- kanata
- Katakana:
- カナタ
- Name:
- kanata
- Katakana:
- カナタ
- Name:
- kanato
- Katakana:
- カナト
- Kanji:
- 要斗
- Meaning:
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- 要Necessity. The most important point or matter of a thing. To seek. To put together. To wait for.
- 斗Ladle. A tool with a handle for scooping water or alcohol. A square for measuring the amount of grain, liquid, etc. A unit of capacity, 1斗 is about 18 liters. The name of a constellation, such as the Big Dipper or the South Star. Small. The name of a constellation. Suddenly.
- Name:
- yosuke
- Katakana:
- ヨウスケ
- Name:
- yosuke
- Katakana:
- ヨウスケ
- Name:
- iri
- Katakana:
- イリ
- Name:
- yosuke
- Katakana:
- ヨウスケ
- Name:
- koyo
- Katakana:
- コウヨウ
- Name:
- yoki
- Katakana:
- ヨウキ
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