よう
要
がい
害

noun

  1. stronghold, fortress.

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. strategic position, key position.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よう
要
がい
害
 要害 ようがい

Contained Kanji 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)
harm, injury
ガイ (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
life (生) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)