必要
Reading: ひつよう
Meaning: necessary, needed, required
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Example Sentence
旅行 に は パスポート が 必要 だ
A passport is necessary for travel.
Usage Notes
Functions as both a noun and na-adjective. Used with が or を to indicate what is needed. The phrase 'Xが必要だ' means 'X is necessary'. Can be modified by adverbs like とても (very) or あまり (not very) when used as an adjective.
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