# 需 — demand

需 means “demand”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ジュ (ju). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: demand
- On'yomi: ジュ (ju)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Money & trade 1

## How to remember 需

Parts: 雨 rain · 而 beard

## Don't confuse it with

[儒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/confucianism/)

## More in the “Money & trade 1” set

[株](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stocks/) · [益](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/benefit/) · [債](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/debt/) · [償](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/make-amends/) · [需](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/demand/) · [購](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/purchase/) · [貢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tribute/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/demand/. Last updated 2026-11-01.