9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

Kun'yomi
  • to need
  • pivot ②vital point ③Japanese photinia
On'yomi
  • cornerstone ②requirement ③necessary
Nanori
  • とし

Main Radical

西(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヨウ 97.9%
2.1%
かなめ 0.0%

Character Breakdown

need, main point, essence
ヨウ い.る かなめ (4th, N3)
variant of radical 146
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)

Contained In

References

Unicode hex code 8981
JIS X 0208 1-45-55
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4274
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5515
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Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e6.11
Four corner code 1040.4
De Roo Code 3269