| 729 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 593 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 117 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 262 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 419 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34768P | Morohashi |
| 2635 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1604 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 78 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 536 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 要 【ヨウ】 main point, essential point, important thing, necessity, need, requirement
- 要因 【ヨウイン】 main cause, primary factor
- 所要 【ショヨウ】 required, needed, necessary
- 法要 【ホウヨウ】 Buddhist memorial service
Kun reading compounds
- 要る 【いる】 to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
- 要 【かなめ】 pivot, vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia
- 要石 【かなめいし】 keystone
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- necesidad
- punto central
- esencia
- necesitar
Portuguese
- necessidade
- ponto principal
- essência
- pivô
- chave para
French
- besoin
- point principal
- pivot
- essentiel
- point clef
| 3269 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1040.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8981 | Unicode hex code |
tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
629 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 具 【グ】 tool, means, ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.), counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
- 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
- 文具 【ブング】 stationery
- 金具 【カナグ】 metal fittings, metal fixtures
Kun reading compounds
- 備える 【そなえる】 to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install, to prepare for, to make preparations for, to make provision for, to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be equipped with, to be born with, to have since birth
- 具に 【つぶさに】 in detail, with great care, completely, fully
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とも
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- herramienta
- utensilio
- ingredientes
Portuguese
- ferramenta
- utensílio
- meios
- posses
- ingredientes
- sufixo para contagem de armaduras
- coleção
- mobília
French
- outils
- ustensiles
- moyens
- ingrédients
- possession
- compteur d'armures, costumes, meubles
- minutieusement
| 383 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 284 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 265 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 513 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3128 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 400 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 344 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 718 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 420 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 426 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 720 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 156 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3159 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1622 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2208 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 74 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1473 | Morohashi |
| 2552 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 376 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 74 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 78 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 296 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3961 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 6080.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5177 | Unicode hex code |