VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

要る

いる

hepburn iru

to need, to require

Part of speech · godan-verb

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Examples

お金が要ります。
I need money.
何も要りません。
I need nothing.

Collocations

要る (iru, need)お金が要る時間が要る要らない (iranai)入用 (iriyou, requirement)

Mnemonic

Iru-need (要る) is "to need" — B + no-cluster godan verb. Homophonous with iru-be (ichidan): (1) iru-need (godan); (2) iru-be (ichidan). Conjugation split: iranai (godan negative) vs inai (ichidan negative). Hitsuyou (necessary) formal; iru-need conversational. Korean piryohada single, Chinese xuyao single; Japans iru-need / iru-be split.

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