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需 = 雨 + 而

需 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “demand”. It is built from 雨 (rain) and 而 (and then). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1249. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword
demand
RTK frame
1249
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジュ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
спрос
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
需 need

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 雨 rain
  2. 而 and then

Characters that contain 需

How to find 需 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “rain” + “and then”. 需 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 需 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.