必 — Japanese kanji
5 strokes · N3
Meanings: Invariably, Certain, Inevitable
On’yomi: ひつ · Kun’yomi: かなら.ず
Radicals in 必
- ノ — (0 strokes)
- 心 — heart (4 strokes)
Words using 必
- 必ず (かならず): without fail, by any means — 毎日 運動するように して います — Commands, prohibitions, and formal requests
- 必ずしも[～ない] (かならずしも): not necessarily; not always — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 12 - Living Abroad
- 必死（に） (ひっし（に）): desperately; frantically — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 16 - Perspectives and Opinions
- 必要 (ひつよう): necessary — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 02 - Personality and Impressions
- 必要[な] (ひつよう[な]): necessary — 友達が できたか どうか、心配です — Conjecture and worry
- 必要 (必要（ひつよう）): necessary thing — Adjectives
- 必 (必（かなら）): definitely go — Adverbs
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