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What is the Kanji for 'Necessary'? | 須

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Necessary', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Necessary' is 須.

    kanji

    須

    Meaning

    Necessary

    Reading

    kunyomiもと

    moto

    もち

    mochi

    まつ

    matsu

    すべし

    subeshi

    すべから

    subekara

    ひげ

    hige

    onyomiす

    su

    しゅ

    shu

    Parts

    彡Fur 頁Page

    Radical

    頁

    Stroke Count

    12

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    10

    Frequency

    1378

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 須

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    彡

    Meaning

    Fur

    radical

    頁

    Meaning

    Page

Kanji Related to 須 Through the Part 彡

These 9 kanji contain the part 彡 as well.

    kanji

    参

    Meaning

    Participate

    kanji

    杉

    Meaning

    Cedar, Cryptomeria

    kanji

    形

    Meaning

    Shape

    kanji

    顔

    Meaning

    Face

    kanji

    鬱

    Meaning

    Gloom

    kanji

    彰

    Meaning

    Patent, Proclaim merits

    kanji

    彫

    Meaning

    Carve

    kanji

    彩

    Meaning

    Coloring, Beautiful coloring

    kanji

    影

    Meaning

    Shadow

Kanji Related to 須 Through the Part 頁

These 21 kanji contain the part 頁 as well.

    kanji

    頓

    Meaning

    Immediate

    kanji

    煩

    Meaning

    Vexed, Anxiety

    kanji

    顎

    Meaning

    Chin

    kanji

    頑

    Meaning

    Stubborn

    kanji

    順

    Meaning

    Order, Obey

    kanji

    領

    Meaning

    Territory

    kanji

    預

    Meaning

    Deposit

    kanji

    頼

    Meaning

    Ask, Trust

    kanji

    類

    Meaning

    Kind, Type

    kanji

    頒

    Meaning

    Partition, Distribute widely

    kanji

    寡

    Meaning

    Few, Widow

    kanji

    額

    Meaning

    Amount, Forehead

    kanji

    願

    Meaning

    Request, Wish

    kanji

    傾

    Meaning

    Incline, Lean

    kanji

    顕

    Meaning

    Appear, Manifest

    kanji

    頂

    Meaning

    Crown, Accept

    kanji

    項

    Meaning

    Clause, Paragraph

    kanji

    題

    Meaning

    Topic

    kanji

    頻

    Meaning

    Frequently, Frequent

    kanji

    頃

    Meaning

    Approximate

    kanji

    顧

    Meaning

    Look back, Review

Learn the Kanji 須

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 須 mean?

須 means 'Necessary'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.