demand
N2- Onyomi
- ジュ
- Stroke count
- 14
- JLPT
- N2
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 需 down and you get 雨 (rain) — droplets falling from under a cloud. Picture rain falling from a cloud, put 需 inside it, and let that scene stand for "demand" — demand. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 14
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は14画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 14 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
需要
juyou
demand
需要する
juyousuru
to do demand
需要した
juyoushita
plain past: did demand
需要します
juyoushimasu
polite: do demand
需要中です
juyouchuudesu
in the middle of demand
需要しない
juyoushinai
plain negative: does not do demand
Example sentences (3)
エンジニアの需要が高まっています。
えんじにあ の じゅよう が たかまっています。
enjinia no juyou ga takamatteimasu.
Demand for engineers is growing.
需要が高まる一方で、働ける人の数は足りていません。
じゅよう が たかまる いっぽう で、はたらける ひと の かず は たりていません。
juyou ga takamaru ippou de, hatarakeru hito no kazu wa tariteimasen.
While demand keeps rising, the number of people able to work is not enough.
需要の伸びに伴って、生産の規模も拡大しつつあります。
じゅよう の のび に ともなって、せいさん の きぼ も かくだい しつつ あります。
juyou no nobi ni tomonatte, seisan no kibo mo kakudai shitsutsu arimasu.
As demand grows, the scale of production is expanding as well.