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Kanji 必: meaning "necessary", readings, stroke order

The kanji 必 means "necessary". On'yomi: ヒツ; kun'yomi: かならず. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
necessary
On'yomi
ヒツ
Kun'yomi
かならず
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 必

  • 必ず かならず — surely, certainly
  • 必要 ひつよう — necessary
  • 必ずしも かならずしも — (not) always, (not) necessarily
  • 必死 ひっし — desperation, frantic, inevitable result
  • 必需品 ひつじゅひん — necessities, essential
  • 必然 ひつぜん — Inevitable / necessary
  • 必然性 ひつぜんせい — Necessity
  • 必修 ひっしゅう — required (subject)

Stroke order · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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