Japanese symbol for “necessities”
必需品
ひつじゅひん
Romaji: hitsujuhin
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
In Japanese, necessities is 必需品, read ひつじゅひん (hitsujuhin).
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Meanings
- n necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “necessities”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 必要事 | ひつようじ hitsuyouji | necessities |
| 必要品 | ひつようひん hitsuyouhin | necessities |
| 必要物 | ひつようぶつ hitsuyoubutsu | necessities |
| 生活必需品 | せいかつひつじゅひん seikatsuhitsujuhin | daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life |
| 必携品 | ひっけいひん hikkeihin | must-have; indispensable item; necessities |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 必要 | ひつよう hitsuyou | necessary; needed; essential |
| 必ず | かならず kanarazu | always; without exception; necessarily |
| 必死 | ひっし hisshi | frantic; frenetic; desperate |
| 必ずしも | かならずしも kanarazushimo | (not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely |
| 必須 | ひっす hissu | indispensable; essential; requisite |
| 必然 | ひつぜん hitsuzen | inevitable; necessary; certain |
| 需要 | じゅよう juyou | demand; need |
| 必需 | ひつじゅ hitsuju | necessary |
| 作品 | さくひん sakuhin | work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production |
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