# 要 important

(west top) + 女 (woman)
★★★★★
9 strokes

## Onyomi

YOU |

## Mnemonic

| In the west, it is important for women to YODEL regularly.

## Kunyomi

( が ) い*る | to need something　super important - but always written in kana, so I'm giving it a usefullness of zero, even though as a hiragana word it's more like a 3 or 4. KANA ☆☆☆☆☆
よう*する ( に ) | in short, in sum LAZY NP ★★★☆☆
かなめ | the one key point, the lynchpin of ☆☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

重要(じゅうよう) な | essential ★★★★☆ 重 (heavy / overlap) + 要 (important) = 重要 (essential)
要点(ようてん) | the important points ★★☆☆☆ 要 (important) + 点 (point) = 要点 (the important points) the important points (unlike the related word 重点（じゅうてん）、　要点 is more than one point - more like a summary. Like instead of writing an essay, you'd just do a series of bullet points. Example phrase:要点だけ話して！　("Get to the point!")
要求(ようきゅう) する | demand ★★☆☆☆ 要 (important) + 求 (demand/ask) = 要求 (demand) demand - more strident than the related word 求める　（もとめる）
需要(じゅよう) | demand ★★☆☆☆ NP 需 (demand) + 要 (important) = 需要 (demand) demand in the economic sense - supply and demand This does NOT get to turn into a verb. You don't use する. You'd say 需要がある (there's a demand for xxx) or perhaps　　需要を　満たす　（じゅようをもたす） (there's enough of xxx to meet the demand).

## Used In

- 腰

## Synonyms

demand 求める 要求 需要 請求 欲求
important, vital 必要 大切 重大 重要 大事
summary つまりxxxx 要約 要はxxx
the point is... 重点 要点 焦点