漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
需: demand, request
Also: need
JLPT N114 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 雨rain(meaning)
- 而(form)
雨 carries the meaning · 而 is drawn in
14 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ジュju · on'yomi · in compounds
- 需要じゅよう
- 内需ないじゅdomestic demand
- 需給じゅきゅうsupply and demand
- 軍需ぐんじゅmunitions; military stores
- 民需みんじゅprivate demand
- 必需ひつじゅnecessary
- 外需がいじゅforeign demand
- 必需品ひつじゅひんnecessities; necessary article; requisite
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“When the 'rain' kanji sits on top of another character, it squishes down like a heavy cloud. It's like a storm hovering over the rest of the kanji, flavoring the meaning with weather, moisture, and the power of the sky.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
而
Also built on 而
Also read ジュ
12 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xū
Same form: 需 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 需 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 需 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xū most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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