What is the Kanji for "Inevitable" and "Certain"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Inevitable" and "Certain", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Inevitable" and "Certain" is "必".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Kanara".

Its onyomi reading is "Hitsu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "心" means "Heart" and can be read as "Shin" and "Kokoro". And The radical "丿" means "Katakana no" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "必" mean in japanese?

"必" means "Inevitable" and "Certain".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

必ず: "Surely" or "Definitely". The adverb '必ず (かならず)' expresses strong certainty or inevitability. It is used to indicate that something will happen without fail or doubt. For example: I will definitely go - (私は必ず行きます). You must come to the meeting - (会議に必ず来なければなりません).

必要: "Necessity". The adjectival noun '必要 (ひつよう)' means 'necessity'. It refers to something that is absolutely required, essential or indispensable. It is often used to describe things, situations or actions that are crucial or extremely important. For example: This is a necessity - (これは必要です). The necessities of life - (生活の必要なもの)

必ずしも: "Not necessarily" or "Not always". The adverb '必ずしも (かならずしも)' means 'not necessarily' or 'not always'. It is used to indicate that something is not guaranteed or certain, or that a statement may not be entirely true or applicable in all cases. For example: I don't necessarily agree with that - (私はそれに必ずしも同意しない). The weather is not always sunny in the summer - (夏に必ずしも天気が良いわけではない).

必死: "Desperate". The adjectival noun '必死 (ひっし)' means 'desperate'. This word is used to describe a person or situation that is extremely determined, with a strong sense of urgency or importance. It conveys a feeling of great need or struggle, such as when someone is fighting for their life or trying to achieve something of vital importance. For example: He fought desperately to save his friend - (彼は友人を必死に救おうとした)。 In a desperate situation, she kept trying to find a solution - (必死の状況でも、彼女は解決策を見つけようと続けた).

必然: "Inevitability". The noun '必然 (ひつぜん)' refers to the state of being inevitable, unavoidable or bound to happen. It expresses the idea that something is a necessary consequence or result, and cannot be avoided or prevented. '必然' suggests a strong sense of certainty and predetermination. For example: The heavy rain was an inevitability given the dark clouds - (重い雲がある以上、大雨は必然だった). The rise in temperatures is an inevitable result of climate change - (気候変動によって気温上昇は必然となっている).

不必要: "Unnecessary". The Japanese adjectival noun '不必要 (ふひつよう)' means 'unnecessary'. It is used to describe something that is not required or needed for a particular purpose. This word emphasizes that the item or action in question is superfluous and could be omitted without any significant impact. For example: This item is unnecessary - (この物は不必要です). She bought an unnecessary amount of food - (彼女は不必要な量の食べ物を買った).

必死に: "Desperately". The adverb '必死に (ひっしに)' means 'desperately'. It is used to describe an action or state that is carried out with great effort, determination, and intensity. This adverb emphasizes the degree of effort or resolve behind an action. For example: She studied desperately for the exam - (彼女は試験のために必死に勉強した). They fought desperately to save the child - (彼らは子供を救うために必死に戦った).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". And The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.