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How to say 'Require' or 'Summarize' in Japanese | 要する

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The Japanese word for Require or Summarize is 'Yousuru', written as 要する in Japanese.'Require' or 'Summarize' in hiragana is ようする.

    Meaning

    Require, Summarize

    Reading

    ようする

    yousuru

    Kanji

    Important, Need

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '要する (ようする)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'to require' or 'to need', often used to indicate necessity. For example: This task requires patience「この仕事は忍耐を要する」(このしごとはにんたいをようする). The second meaning is 'to summarize' or 'to conclude', used when condensing information into a concise form. For example: To summarize, we need more time「要するにもっと時間が必要だ」(ようするにもっとじかんがひつようだ). The verb is formal and often used in written or professional contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1516

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 要する

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Important, Need

Hiragana in the Word 要する

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Su
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ru

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'Yousuru' means 'Require' or 'Summarize' .

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