How to say 'Necessary' in Japanese | 必要

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The Japanese word for Necessary is 'Hitsuyou', written as 必要 in Japanese.'Necessary' in hiragana is ひつよう.

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必要

Meaning

Necessary

Reading

ひつよう

hitsuyou

Kanji

必Inevitable, Certain 要Important, Need

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun '必要 (ひつよう)' means 'necessary'. It is used to describe something that is required or essential for a particular purpose or situation. It can be used in various contexts, such as in daily life, work, or academic settings. For example: It is necessary to study hard「勉強する必要がある」(べんきょうするひつようがある). Is this document necessary?「この書類は必要ですか？」(このしょるいはひつようですか？). The word can also be used to express the necessity of actions or items, as in '必要なもの (ひつようなもの) (necessary items)'.

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

968

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 必要

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

必

Meaning

Inevitable, Certain

kanji

要

Meaning

Important, Need

Words Related to 必要 Through the Kanji 必

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 必 as well.

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必ず

Meaning

Always, Without fail

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必ずしも

Meaning

Not always

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必死

Meaning

Desperate

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必然

Meaning

Inevitability

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不必要

Meaning

Unnecessary

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必死に

Meaning

Desperately

Words Related to 必要 Through the Kanji 要

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 要 as well.

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重要

Meaning

Important

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要求

Meaning

Demand

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要する

Meaning

Require, Summarize

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要素

Meaning

Element, Factor

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要る

Meaning

Need

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要因

Meaning

Factor

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需要

Meaning

Demand

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要件

Meaning

Requirement

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主要

Meaning

Main, Principal

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要

Meaning

Essence

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不要

Meaning

Unnecessary

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要領

Meaning

Essentials

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要するに

Meaning

In short

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不必要

Meaning

Unnecessary

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要点

Meaning

Main point

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要請

Meaning

Request

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要項

Meaning

Outline, Essentials

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概要

Meaning

Summary

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要望

Meaning

Request

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'Hitsuyou' means 'Necessary' .

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