需 Kanji – demand
The Japanese kanji 需 can mean demand, request, need.
Meaning and Readings
How is 需 read?
需 has the onyomi reading ジュ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ju.
Common Japanese Words Using 需
These common Japanese words contain 需. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 外需（がいじゅ） — foreign demand
- 軍需（ぐんじゅ） — munitions, military stores
- 需給（じゅきゅう） — supply and demand
- 需要（じゅよう） — demand, request
- 特需（とくじゅ） — emergency demands, special procurement (particularly in time of war)
- 内需（ないじゅ） — domestic demand
- 必需（ひつじゅ） — necessary
- 必需品（ひつじゅひん） — necessities, necessary article, requisite, essentials
- 民需（みんじゅ） — private demand