いる
Frequency rank: 55.
- to need; to wantword usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- いるFrequency rank: 55.
- 要る【いる】Frequency rank: 3,548. – 3,551.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to need; to want
This meaning is used when expressing a desire or a necessity for something. It indicates that a person feels they require something in order to be satisfied or to accomplish a task.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Example sentences
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Since it's not the rainy season, there's no need for an umbrella.
Children need many things, but above all they need love.
This is how people get rid of things they no longer need.
We got this chair for nothing because the lady next door didn't need it anymore.
There is no admission fee for children under five.
Not long after I joined the queue, a man approached and asked if I wanted a taxi.
If there's anything else you need, just let me know.