必

invariably, certain, inevitable

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ヒツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かなら.ず

Stroke Order

5 / 5

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:5

JLPT:N3

Frequency:265

Vocabulary

ヒツ

Word	Reading	Meaning
必需	ヒツジュ	necessary
必需品	ヒツジュヒン	necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
必然	ヒツゼン	inevitable; necessary; certain; sure; inevitability; necessity
必然的	ヒツゼンテキ	inevitable; necessary
必読	ヒツドク	must-read; required reading

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
必ず	かならず	always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
必ずしも	かならずしも	(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
必修	ひっしゅう	required (subject)
必勝	ひっしょう	certain victory
必須	ひっす	indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

ooze, flow, soak in, penetrate, secrete

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

secret, conceal

state, province

secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness

do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of

egg, ovum, spawn, roe

cool, cold (beer, person), chill

apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept

endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy, sneak