How to say 'Unnecessary' in Japanese | 不必要

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The Japanese word for Unnecessary is 'Fuhitsuyou', written as 不必要 in Japanese.'Unnecessary' in hiragana is ふひつよう.

word

不必要

Meaning

Unnecessary

Reading

ふひつよう

fuhitsuyou

Kanji

不Not 必Inevitable, Certain 要Important, Need

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun '不必要 (ふひつよう)' means 'unnecessary'. It is used to describe something that is not needed or required. This term can be applied to objects, actions, or situations. For example: That step is unnecessary「そのステップは不必要です」(そのステップはふひつようです). Buying more is unnecessary「もっと買うのは不必要だ」(もっとかうのはふひつようだ). The word is often used in formal or written contexts to emphasize that something can be omitted or avoided without consequence.

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5792

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 不必要

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

kanji

不

Meaning

Not

kanji

必

Meaning

Inevitable, Certain

kanji

要

Meaning

Important, Need

Words Related to 不必要 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

不可欠

Meaning

Essential

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 不必要 Through the Kanji 必

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 必 as well.

word

必ず

Meaning

Always, Without fail

word

必要

Meaning

Necessary

word

必ずしも

Meaning

Not always

word

必死

Meaning

Desperate

word

必然

Meaning

Inevitability

word

必死に

Meaning

Desperately

Words Related to 不必要 Through the Kanji 要

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 要 as well.

word

重要

Meaning

Important

word

必要

Meaning

Necessary

word

要求

Meaning

Demand

word

要する

Meaning

Require, Summarize

word

要素

Meaning

Element, Factor

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要る

Meaning

Need

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要因

Meaning

Factor

word

需要

Meaning

Demand

word

要件

Meaning

Requirement

word

主要

Meaning

Main, Principal

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要

Meaning

Essence

word

不要

Meaning

Unnecessary

word

要領

Meaning

Essentials

word

要するに

Meaning

In short

word

要点

Meaning

Main point

word

要請

Meaning

Request

word

要項

Meaning

Outline, Essentials

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概要

Meaning

Summary

word

要望

Meaning

Request

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'Fuhitsuyou' means 'Unnecessary' .

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