要 (かなめ) — key point, essential, pivot
要
key point
Frequency #2795
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
1 character
noun
Part of speech (JMdict: n)
kaname
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
かなめ[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- key point
- essential
- pivot