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要
Hiragana
かなめ / よう
Noun
archaic
obsolete
possibly
Japanese Meaning
物事の中心的・根本的な部分。かなめ。 / 要塞。とりで。守りのかなめとなる場所。 / 物事を成り立たせるうえで特に重要な点。かなめ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ものごとのいちばんだいじなところ。むかしのとりで。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
要塞；据点 / 关键点；要害
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
要塞；堡壘 / 要點；關鍵
Korean Meaning
요새, 보루 / 요점, 핵심
Indonesian
benteng; kubu / titik penting; kunci
Vietnamese Meaning
pháo đài; đồn lũy / yếu điểm; điểm then chốt
Tagalog Meaning
kuta; moog / susing punto; mahalagang punto
Sense（1）
(archaic, possibly obsolete) fortress, redoubt
Sense（2）
(archaic, possibly obsolete) important point, key
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(archaic, possibly obsolete) fortress, redoubt / (archaic, possibly obsolete) important point, key
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要
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This ancient document records the key points of the ancient times.
This ancient document records the key points of the ancient times.
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この古文書には、古代の要が記されています。
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