| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
884 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 項 【コウ】 clause, paragraph, item, argument, term (of an equation), nape (of the neck)
- 項目 【コウモク】 item, heading, category, clause, headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.), entry
- 要項 【ヨウコウ】 important points, main points, gist, list of requirements
- 別項 【ベッコウ】 special heading, separate paragraph
Kun reading compounds
- 項 【うなじ】 nape (of the neck), nucha
Readings
- Korean:
- hang
Spanish
- párrafo
- cláusula
- articulo
- tema
Portuguese
- parágrafo
- nuca
- cláusula
- item
- termo (expressão)
French
- paragraphe
- clause
- nuque
- article (item)
- terme (expression)
| 1262 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 995 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1459 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1138 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1897 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1543 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1439 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1529 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1222 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1883 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 692 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 521 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 82 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43343 | Morohashi |
| 567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6617 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 82 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 86 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1604 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3161 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1118.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9805 | Unicode hex code |