| 要 | よう | 1: cornerstone; main point; keystone; 2: requirement; need; 3: necessary; required |
| 要る | いる | to need |
| 要り | いり | expense; expenses |
| 要 | かなめ | 1: pivot; 2: vital point; cornerstone; keystone; 3: Japanese photinia |
| 不要 | ふよう | unnecessary; unneeded |
| 要旨 | ようし | point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals |
| 要素 | ようそ | 1: component; factor; item (e.g. in list); 2: element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure) |
| 要は | ようは | in short; the point is |
| 紀要 | きよう | bulletin; memoirs |
| 至要 | しよう | extremely important |
| 要義 | ようぎ | essence |
| 要具 | ようぐ | necessary tools |
| 要す | ようす | to need; to require; to take; to demand |
| 要図 | ようず | outline; rough sketch |
| 要地 | ようち | important place; strategic location |
| 要否 | ようひ | necessary or not; optional (items) |
| 要務 | ようむ | important business |
| 要路 | ようろ | 1: main or important road; 2: influential or important position; the authorities |
| 要らぬ | いらぬ | needless |
| 肝要 | かんよう | essential; vital; crucial; importance |
| 概要 | がいよう | outline; summary; abridgment; synopsis |
| 主要 | しゅよう | chief; main; principal; major |
| 所要 | しょよう | required; needed; necessary |
| 需要 | じゅよう | demand; request |
| 必要 | ひつよう | 1: necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; 2: necessity; need; requirement |
| 法要 | ほうよう | Buddhist memorial service |
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