必 — kanji meaning “invariably”
必
invariably, certain, inevitable
- Meanings
- invariably, certain, inevitable
- On'yomi
- ヒツ (hitsu)
- Kun'yomi
- かなら.ず
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #265 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- bì — Chinese character page
Words with 必
| 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 |
| 必修 | ひっしゅう hisshuu | required (subject) |
| 必需 | ひつじゅ hitsuju | necessary |
| 必勝 | ひっしょう hisshou | certain victory |
| 必至 | ひっし hisshi | inevitable; unavoidable; certain |
| 必着 | ひっちゃく hitchaku | must arrive (no later than; e.g. of an application); must be received; must be delivered |
| 必殺 | ひっさつ hissatsu | bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow) |
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