How to say 'Demand' in Japanese | 需要

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The Japanese word for Demand is 'Juyou', written as 需要 in Japanese.'Demand' in hiragana is じゅよう.

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需要

Meaning

Demand

Reading

じゅよう

juyou

Kanji

需Demand, Need 要Important, Need

Explanation

The Japanese noun '需要 (じゅよう)' means 'demand'. It is commonly used in economic, business, and market contexts to refer to the desire or need for goods, services, or resources. For example: the demand for electric cars is increasing「電気自動車の需要が増えている」(でんきじどうしゃのじゅようがふえている). There is high demand for skilled workers「熟練労働者の需要が高い」(じゅくれんろうどうしゃのじゅようがたかい). This word is often paired with '供給 (きょうきゅう)' (supply) to discuss market dynamics, as in 'supply and demand'「需要と供給」(じゅようときょうきゅう).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2626

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 需要

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

需

Meaning

Demand, Need

kanji

要

Meaning

Important, Need

Words Related to 需要 Through the Kanji 要

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 要 as well.

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重要

Meaning

Important

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必要

Meaning

Necessary

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要求

Meaning

Demand

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要する

Meaning

Require, Summarize

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要素

Meaning

Element, Factor

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要る

Meaning

Need

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要因

Meaning

Factor

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要件

Meaning

Requirement

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主要

Meaning

Main, Principal

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要

Meaning

Essence

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不要

Meaning

Unnecessary

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要領

Meaning

Essentials

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要するに

Meaning

In short

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不必要

Meaning

Unnecessary

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要点

Meaning

Main point

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要請

Meaning

Request

word

要項

Meaning

Outline, Essentials

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概要

Meaning

Summary

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要望

Meaning

Request

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'Juyou' means 'Demand' .

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