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[[&#X8981;]]  ([[X8981]]) is [[Unicode]] character number 35201, [[KanjiLiberal]].

[[&#X8981;]] can be pronounced as "ヨウ" and may mean "importance".
==Encoding==
Encoding of character [[要]] can be revealed with [[PHP]] program [[du.t]].

php [[du.t]] [[要]]

returns
<poem>
要
The array has 3 bytes; here is its splitting:
e8 a6 81 
array(1) {
  [0]=>
  string(3) "要"
}

Unicode character number 35201 id est, [[X8981]]
Picture: [[要]] ; uses 3 bytes. These bytes are:
xE8 xA6 x81 in the hexadecimal representation and
232 166 129 in the decimal representation
</poem>

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==Jisho==
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Jisho suggests the following description:

https://jisho.org/search/%23kanji%20要
<poem>
[[要]]
9 strokes
Radical: west 西 (襾, 覀)
Parts: 女 西
need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Kun: い.る、 かなめ
On: ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Words starting with 要
Words ending with 要
Words containing 要
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Stroke order
On reading compounds
要 【】 cornerstone, main point, keystone, requirement, need, necessary, required
要因 【ヨウイン】 main cause, primary factor
所要 【ショヨウ】 required, needed, necessary
法要 【ホウヨウ】 Buddhist memorial service
Kun reading compounds
要る 【いる】 to be needed, to be wanted
要 【かなめ】 pivot, vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia
要石 【かなめいし】 keystone
</poem>

==Confusion==

The drawing of [[要]] looks similar to that of [[妻]] (Tsuma).

==References==
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https://util.unicode.org/UnicodeJsps/character.jsp?a=要&B1=Show
要 
8981
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8981
Han Script
id: restricted
confuse: none
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==Keywords==
[[Japanese]],
[[Kanji]],
[[KanjiConfudal]],
[[KanjiLiberal]],
[[KanjiRadical]],
[[KanjiUnicode]],
[[Kanji]],
[[Unicode]],
[[Utf8]],
[[X8981]],
[[&#X8981;]]

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[[Category:Kanji]]
[[Category:KanjiLiberal]]
[[Category:KanjiUnicode]]
[[Category:Utf8]]
[[Category:X8981]]
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