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需要

じゅよう

noun

Meanings

1demand
2need

Example sentence

近年作業療法の需要は急速に高まった。

Demand for occupational therapy has surged in recent years.

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Kanji in this word

需Demand, Request, Need14 strokes 要Need, Main Point, Essence9 strokes

More words with 需

必需品ひつじゅひん · necessitiesN2 外需がいじゅ · foreign demand 軍需ぐんじゅ · munitions 需給じゅきゅう · supply and demand 内需ないじゅ · domestic demand 必需

Full entry on Jisho

ひつじゅ ·

necessary

民需みんじゅ · private demand

More words with 要

要請ようせい · claimN1 要望ようぼう · demand forN1 要領ようりょう · gistN2 要旨ようし · gistN2 重要じゅうよう · importantN3 要するにようするに · in a wordN3 要求ようきゅう · requestN3 要因よういん · primary factorN1

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