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How to say 'Essential' in Japanese | 不可欠

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The Japanese word for Essential is 'Fukaketsu', written as 不可欠 in Japanese.'Essential' in hiragana is ふかけつ.

    word

    不可欠

    Meaning

    Essential

    Reading

    ふかけつ

    fukaketsu

    Kanji

    不Not 可Possible 欠Lack

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjectival noun '不可欠 (ふかけつ)' means 'essential' or 'indispensable'. It is used to describe something that is absolutely necessary or cannot be done without. This term is often used in formal or academic contexts to emphasize the importance of a particular element. For example: Sleep is essential for health「睡眠は健康に不可欠です」(すいみんはけんこうにふかけつです). Teamwork is indispensable for success「チームワークは成功に不可欠だ」(チームワークはせいこうにふかけつだ). Note that '不可欠' is often followed by particles like 'に' or 'な' to modify nouns, as in '不可欠な要素 (ふかけつなようそ) (essential element)'.

    Part Of Speech

    adjectival noun

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    4163

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 不可欠

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    不

    Meaning

    Not

  • kanji

    可

    Meaning

    Possible

  • kanji

    欠

    Meaning

    Lack

Words Related to 不可欠 Through the Kanji 不

These 44 Words contain the Kanji 不 as well.

  • word

    不

    Meaning

    Not

  • word

    不便

    Meaning

    Inconvenient

  • word

    不動産屋

    Meaning

    Real estate agent

  • word

    不親切

    Meaning

    Unkind

  • word

    不幸

    Meaning

    Misfortune, Unhappiness

  • word

    不意

    Meaning

    Suddenness

  • word

    不味い

    Meaning

    Awkward, Unappetizing

  • word

    不要

    Meaning

    Unnecessary

  • word

    不快

    Meaning

    Discomfort

  • word

    不況

    Meaning

    Recession

  • word

    不倫

    Meaning

    Affair

  • word

    不安

    Meaning

    Anxiety

  • word

    不満

    Meaning

    Dissatisfaction

  • word

    不足

    Meaning

    Lack, Shortage

  • word

    不可能

    Meaning

    Impossible

  • word

    不十分

    Meaning

    Insufficient

  • word

    不明

    Meaning

    Unknown

  • word

    不良

    Meaning

    Bad, Delinquent

  • word

    不合格

    Meaning

    Failure

  • word

    不当

    Meaning

    Unjust

  • word

    不規則

    Meaning

    Irregular

  • word

    不利

    Meaning

    Disadvantage

  • word

    不必要

    Meaning

    Unnecessary

  • word

    不安定

    Meaning

    Unstable

  • word

    不運

    Meaning

    Misfortune

  • word

    不自然

    Meaning

    Unnatural

  • word

    不自由

    Meaning

    Discomfort

  • word

    不思議

    Meaning

    Mysterious

  • word

    不平

    Meaning

    Complaint

  • word

    不平等

    Meaning

    Inequality

  • word

    不注意

    Meaning

    Carelessness

  • word

    不確か

    Meaning

    Uncertain

  • word

    不器用

    Meaning

    Clumsy

  • word

    不公平

    Meaning

    Unfair

  • word

    不法

    Meaning

    Illegal

  • word

    不完全

    Meaning

    Incomplete

  • word

    不正

    Meaning

    Wrongdoing

  • word

    不景気

    Meaning

    Recession

  • word

    不幸せ

    Meaning

    Unhappy

  • word

    不在

    Meaning

    Absence

  • word

    不得意

    Meaning

    Poor

  • word

    不潔

    Meaning

    Unclean, Filthy

  • word

    不機嫌

    Meaning

    Displeased

  • word

    不愉快

    Meaning

    Unpleasant

Words Related to 不可欠 Through the Kanji 可

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 可 as well.

  • word

    可能

    Meaning

    Possible

  • word

    可成

    Meaning

    Quite

  • word

    可愛い

    Meaning

    Cute

  • word

    可笑しい

    Meaning

    Strange, Funny

  • word

    成る可く

    Meaning

    As much as possible

  • word

    可哀想

    Meaning

    Pitiful

  • word

    可愛らしい

    Meaning

    Adorable

  • word

    可愛がる

    Meaning

    Dote

  • word

    許可

    Meaning

    Permission

  • word

    不可能

    Meaning

    Impossible

  • word

    可

    Meaning

    Possible

  • word

    認可

    Meaning

    Approval

  • word

    可笑しな

    Meaning

    Strange

Words Related to 不可欠 Through the Kanji 欠

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 欠 as well.

  • word

    欠席

    Meaning

    Absence

  • word

    欠ける

    Meaning

    Lack, Chip

  • word

    欠かす

    Meaning

    Omit

  • word

    欠く

    Meaning

    Lack, Chip

  • word

    欠点

    Meaning

    Flaw

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