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ニーズ (にーず, niizu) Japanese meaning: needs | Kotomora

ニーズ

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

needs; demands; requests

A loanword from English 'needs', used in business, marketing, and everyday contexts to refer to what people require or want.

顧こ客きゃくのニーズを把は握あくすることが重じゅう要ようです。

It is important to understand customer needs.

この製せい品ひんは消しょう費ひ者しゃのニーズに合あっていない。

This product does not meet consumer demands.

Usage patterns

ニーズに応こたえるto meet/respond to needs
この製せい品ひんは顧こ客きゃくのニーズに応こたえて開かい発はつされた。
This product was developed to meet customers' needs.
ニーズを満みたすto satisfy needs
多た様ようなニーズを満みたすサービスを提てい供きょうしている。
We offer services that satisfy diverse needs.
ニーズを把は握あくするto grasp/understand needs
市し場じょうのニーズを把は握あくすることが成せい功こうの鍵かぎだ。
Understanding market needs is the key to success.
ニーズが高たかまるfor needs to grow/increase
リモートワークへのニーズが高たかまっている。
The demand for remote work is growing.
ニーズに合あわせるto tailor/adjust to needs
サービスを個こ々このニーズに合あわせて調ちょう整せいする。
We adjust the service to match individual needs.

Related words

必ひつ要ようN4
必要 is a native Japanese word for necessity that can be abstract or formal, while ニーズ is a loanword favored in business and marketing contexts for concrete wants or requirements.
要よう求きゅうN3
要求 implies an assertive demand or request, whereas ニーズ is softer, referring to an underlying want or requirement rather than an explicit claim.
需じゅ要ようN3
需要 is an economics term for market demand for goods or services, while ニーズ is broader and can refer to any person's or group's wants, not just market demand.
デマンド
ニーズ refers to customer needs or requirements, whereas デマンド focuses more on demand as a measurable market quantity.

Word family

顧こ客きゃくニーズ
customer needs
ユーザーニーズ
user needs

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'needs'.