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Kanji Detail for 需 - "demand, request, need"
需
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Meaning
需 means "demand, request, need."
To require - Need; to need; to request what is lacking.
To hesitate - Not to proceed; to be undecided.
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Words using 需
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需要
じゅよう
demand; need; demand
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内需
ないじゅ
domestic demand
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需給
じゅきゅう
supply and demand
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軍需
ぐんじゅ
munitions; military stores
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民需
みんじゅ
private demand
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必需
ひつじゅ
necessary
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外需
がいじゅ
foreign demand
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必需品
ひつじゅひん
necessities; necessary article; requisite
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需要
じゅよう
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Tattoo check: 需
- Verified meaning: demand, request, need
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read まつ, もとむ, もとめ)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 需
Given names 需(まつ)
需(もとむ)
需(もとめ)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
demand; request; need
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
need, require, must; hexagram ䷄
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to need, to require; must
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To require. As in waiting for each other is called 相需. | To use. As in 軍需 (military supplies), 餉需 (provisions). | To hesitate. The Zuo Commentary says: "Hesitation is the thief of affairs." Meaning delay is most harmful to matters.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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