Word Meaning 切要

せつよう setsuyou

切要 is read as せつよう (setsuyou) and means essential.

Meaning

English

  1. essential
  2. vital

Reading

Kana

せつよう

Romaji

setsuyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 65706 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切実

せつじつ

pertinent

切断

せつだん

cutting

切り取り

きりどり

cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.)

切腹

せっぷく

seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

切望

せつぼう

earnest desire

切り抜き

きりぬき

cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

切除

せつじょ

cut off

切り取る

きりとる

to cut off

切り返す

きりかえす

to perform a twisting backward knee trip

切り返し

きりかえし

railway switchback