Vocabulary

What does 要する (ようする, yousuru) mean?

要する (ようする, yousuru) means to require, to need, to take (time).

Quick facts
Readingようする
Romajiyousuru
Part of speechtransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ようする
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyousuru

to require, to need, to take (time)

  1. 1vs-s · transitive to need; to demand; to take

Example sentences

  • I heard the repair will take about three days.

  • This plan requires a large amount of funds.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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