Memory phrase for the character: 要

要

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Meaning

need, necessity, essence, point, pivot

Pronunciation

 YŌ
kaname, iru

Explanation

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

Mnemonic
 
A handbag is for a woman: a need.

Radicals

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

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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