JLPT N2Kanji compounds
需要
Readingじゅようjuyou
- Meaning
- 市場で商品やサービスが求められる程度
- Explanation
- "需要 (じゅよう)" is the degree to which goods or services are sought in the market. It is used as in "需要が高まる." "供給" in c4 is the paired word referring conversely to the quantity on the side that provides goods, so be careful not to confuse them.
- Examples
- 需要が高まる
Original Japanese explanation
「需要(じゅよう)」は、市場で商品やサービスが求められる程度のことです。「需要が高まる」のように使います。c4 の「供給」は逆に商品を提供する側の量を指す対の語なので、混同しないようにしましょう。
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