01
需要
じゅよう
demand
Meanings
- demand
- request
- need
Readings
Onyomi
- ジュ
Kunyomi
- N/A
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Useful words
02
需給
じゅきゅう
supply and demand
03
必需品
ひつじゅひん
necessities
04
内需
ないじゅ
domestic demand
05
外需
がいじゅ
external demand
06
特需
とくじゅ
special demand
Compare Kanji
01要Meaning90%need, main pointNeed is central to both 需 and 要, though their shapes differ sharply.02求Meaning82%request, wantA request is the active side of demand or need.03供Pair78%submit, offerDemand and supply make a natural economic pair.04雨Component72%rainThe top of 需 is the rain crown, just as visible as in weather kanji.05耐Component64%-proof, enduringThe 而-like body inside 需 also appears in 耐, giving a shape checkpoint.06雷Component58%thunder, lightning bolt雷 keeps the same rain crown but turns the sky sign into thunder.