Illustration: At the entrance of a small Japanese community hall, four volunteers carry a massive wooden cabinet over the raised threshold. Each supports a corner, knees bent and shoulders braced, while a fifth person holds the sliding door fully open.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

要ようする

you suru

to require, to need

Example sentences

教おしえるということは大おおいに忍耐力にんたいりょくを要ようする。
Teaching demands a lot of patience.
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この仕事しごとは熟練じゅくれんを要ようする。
This job calls for skill.
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それは慎重しんちょうな考慮こうりょを要ようする。
That requires careful consideration.
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Kanji in 要

要need; main pointOnヨウKunいる・かなめ

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