Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 要
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Meaning |
need, necessity, essence, point, pivot |
Pronunciation |
YŌ
kaname, iru |
Explanation |
Top: west 西 (Sunset under the horizon 一 of the sun 日 in the west), below: woman 女. (Here: 西 as a handbag with big handle) |
Mnemonic
| A handbag is for a woman: a need. |
Radicals
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西
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west | (The upper stroke 一 can be seen as horizon. Below a variante of sun 日 and two legs 儿, which here stand for a downward motion: Belos the horizon sinks the sun (at sunset) in the west.) |
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女
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woman | (The stroke order is: "Ku-no-ichi" = くノ一 , which also stands for a female ninja. ) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 要る |
いる |
to need | | 必要 |
ひつよう |
necessary, essential | | 主要 |
しゅよう |
main, principal, major | | 要する |
ようする |
to demand/to require/to take | | 要するに |
ようするに |
in a word, in short .. | | 要因 |
よういん |
primary factor, main cause | | 要旨 |
ようし |
gist, essentials, summary, fundamentals | | 要望 |
ようぼう |
demand for/request | | 要求 |
ようきゅう |
request,requisition, demand |
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