需要

• 読み: じゅよう
• ローマ字: juyou
• 漢字の分解: 需 (ju) — demand, need; 要 (you) — essential, necessary, to require
• 発音: /dʑɯ.joː/

意味

Demand; request. The desire or need for goods and services in an economic context.

A noun used primarily in economics and business to describe the demand for products or services. 需要 is the counterpart of 供給 (supply). Common collocations include 需要が高い (demand is high), 需要と供給 (supply and demand), and 需要がある (there is demand for).

例文

1. この製品は海外での需要が高い。
2. 需要と供給のバランスが大切だ。
3. テレワークの需要がここ数年で急に増えた。

使い方ガイド

場面: economics, business, market analysis

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 需 (demand, need, requirement) and 要 (essential, necessary). Both characters convey necessity, emphasizing the essential nature of demand.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal