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RTK / HeisigFrame #1730

要

need

Lv 26

Strokes: 9

JLPT: N3

Jōyō: Grade 4

Radical Components

Meanings

need RTK

Mnemonic Aliases

Narrative names used in mnemonics for this kanji.

really need both hands(mnemonic)

Community Mnemonic

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In the Old West, women were needed because nobody knew how to cook or clean.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

On'yomi

よう

Kun'yomi

いかなめ

Found In Vocabulary

Used by Kanji(1)