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Found 2 definitions

1.                 From Japanese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
    [ichi1]  [news1]  [nf14]  要 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/,  [ichi1]  [news1]  [nf14] かなめ /känˈäme̞/
   1. (noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
   pivot
   2. vital point, cornerstone, keystone
   3. 要黐Japanese photinia
   
                   
                 

2.                 From Japanese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   要 /(en)tʃˈaɪniːz(ja)lˈe̞tə/, よう /jˈo̞ɯᵝ/
   1. (noun (common) (futsuumeishi))
   cornerstone, main point, keystone
   2. requirement, need
   3. (noun or verb acting prenominally)
   necessary, required