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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

要かなめ

kaname

vital point, cornerstone

It is often used for something central or essential. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

これに対たいし陽明学ようめいがくでは「誠意せいい」を要かなめとする。
By contrast, Yōmeigaku regards sincerity as its central principle.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
信頼関係しんらいかんけいが仕事しごとの要かなめだ。
Trust is essential to the work.
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彼女かのじょはこのチームの要かなめだ。
She’s the cornerstone of this team.
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Kanji in 要

要need; main pointOnヨウKunいる・かなめ

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