Memory phrase for the Kanji: 要

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kaname, iru

Top: west 西 (Sunset of the sun 日 under the horizon 一 in the west), below: woman 女. (Here: 西 as a handbag with big handle)

A handbag is for a woman: a need.

西	west	The upper stroke 一 can be seen as horizon, with a variation of sun 日 and two legs 儿, which here stand for a downward motion: Below the horizon sinks the sun (at sunset) in the west.
女	woman	The stroke order is: "Ku-no-ichi" = くノ一 , which also stands for a female ninja.

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要る	いる	to need
必要	ひつよう	necessary, essential
要するに	ようするに	in a word, in short ..
主要	しゅよう	main, principal, major
要する	ようする	to demand, to require, to take
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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