| 796 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 886 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 875 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1093 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3845 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 725 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1685 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 485 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 902 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 924 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1198 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1589 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2707 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1382 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1869 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 760 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30142 | Morohashi |
| 2182 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4903 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 753 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 815 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 475 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 845 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
996 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 至 【シ】 to (a place), until (a time)
- 至上 【シジョウ】 supremacy
- 必至 【ヒッシ】 inevitable, necessary, foregone, brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
- 夏至 【ゲシ】 summer solstice
Kun reading compounds
- 至る 【いたる】 to arrive at (e.g. a decision), to reach (a stage), to attain, to lead to (a place), to get to, in the extreme case of, to come, to arrive, to result in
- 至る所 【いたるところ】 everywhere, all over, throughout
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のぶ、 のり、 みち、 よし
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- llegar
- alcanzar
- apogeo
- clímax
Portuguese
- clímax
- chegar
- continuar
- alcançar
- atingir
- resultar em
French
- aboutissement
- paroxysme
- solstice
- atteindre
- arriver à
- direction
- résultat
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 1010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 81f3 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 |