需
需 — Demand
demand, request, need
On’yomiジュ (ju)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 需
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 需要 | じゅよう juyou | demand; need; demand |
| 内需 | ないじゅ naiju | domestic demand |
| 需給 | じゅきゅう jukyuu | supply and demand |
| 軍需 | ぐんじゅ gunju | munitions; military stores |
| 民需 | みんじゅ minju | private demand |
| 必需 | ひつじゅ hitsuju | necessary |
Study notes
需 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #935 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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