要る

• 読み: いる
• ローマ字: iru
• 漢字の分解: 要 (yō/i) — need, essential; originally depicted the waist as the body's core
• 発音: /i.ɾɯ/

意味

To be needed; to be necessary; to be required. Expresses that something is essential.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb. Often written in hiragana as いる, but the kanji 要る distinguishes it from 居る (iru, to exist). Takes が to mark what is needed. Very common in negative form: 要らない (not needed). Not to be confused with the existence verb いる or the auxiliary verb ている.

例文

1. この仕事にはパソコンが要ります。
2. お金はいくら要りますか。
3. そのレシートはもう要りません。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, shopping, work

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 要 originally depicted a woman (女) at the waist, representing the essential, central part of the body. The meaning extended to 'essential' and 'necessary.'

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal