| Kanji | 要 |
| Reading | かなめ |
| Romaji | kaname |
| Meaning | keystone, essential point |
| Part of Speech | noun |
| JLPT Level | JLPT N2 |
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要 (かなめ, kaname) means "keystone, essential point" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word.
要 is pronounced "kaname" in Japanese. The hiragana reading is かなめ.
要 is a JLPT N2 word. JLPT N2 is the upper-intermediate level with ~6,000 words.