要
かなめ · kaname
Pivot
- vital point, cornerstone, keystone
- Japanese photinia
- main point, essential point, important thing
- necessity, need, requirement
Other ways to say “pivot” in Japanese →
flat · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
工具も必要です。
こうぐもひつようです。
Tools are also necessary.
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この本まで読む必要はない。
このほんまでよむひつようはない。
You don't need to read even this book.
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その議題が重要だと思います。
そのぎだいがじゅうようだとおもいます。
I think that agenda item is important.
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引っ越しの荷物を運ぶには、トラックが必要だ。
ひっこしのにもつをはこぶには、とらっくがひつようだ。
To transport moving luggage, a truck is necessary.
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What does 要 mean?
Pivot. It can also mean: vital point, cornerstone, keystone; Japanese photinia; main point, essential point, important thing.
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かなめ (kaname). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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