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How to say 'Need' in Japanese | 要る

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The Japanese word for Need is 'Iru', written as 要る in Japanese.'Need' in hiragana is いる.

    word

    要る

    Meaning

    Need

    Reading

    いる

    iru

    Kanji

    要Important, Need

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '要る (いる)' means 'to need' or 'to require'. It is used to express necessity or requirement for something. This verb is often used in everyday conversation to indicate that something is necessary or indispensable. For example: I need money「お金が要る」(おかねがいる). Do you need help?「助けが要りますか？」(たすけがいりますか？). It is important to note that '要る' is typically used with the particle 'が' to indicate the object that is needed. This verb is distinct from '必要 (ひつよう)', which also means 'need' but is a noun and used in different grammatical structures.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    2027

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 要る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    要

    Meaning

    Important, Need

Hiragana in the Word 要る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 要る Through the Kanji 要

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 要 as well.

  • word

    重要

    Meaning

    Important

  • word

    必要

    Meaning

    Necessary

  • word

    要求

    Meaning

    Demand

  • word

    要する

    Meaning

    Require, Summarize

  • word

    要素

    Meaning

    Element, Factor

  • word

    要因

    Meaning

    Factor

  • word

    需要

    Meaning

    Demand

  • word

    要件

    Meaning

    Requirement

  • word

    主要

    Meaning

    Main, Principal

  • word

    要

    Meaning

    Essence

  • word

    不要

    Meaning

    Unnecessary

  • word

    要領

    Meaning

    Essentials

  • word

    要するに

    Meaning

    In short

  • word

    不必要

    Meaning

    Unnecessary

  • word

    要点

    Meaning

    Main point

  • word

    要請

    Meaning

    Request

  • word

    要項

    Meaning

    Outline, Essentials

  • word

    概要

    Meaning

    Summary

  • word

    要望

    Meaning

    Request

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What does 'Iru' (要る) mean?

'Iru' means 'Need' .

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