需 – demand, request, need

14 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#935 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 需 means demand, request, need. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジュ (ju). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 雨 (no. 173).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジュ	ju

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 雨 (Kangxi radical 173). Components: 雨・而.

Words using 需

需要じゅようdemand必需品ひつじゅひんnecessities

Example sentences

価格は需要を反映する。

The price reflects the demand.

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カメラは私の必需品でした。

The camera was essential for me.

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Kanji with the same radical

電震露雨雪零雲雰霊雷霞霧霜雫霰

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