A passport is necessary for travel.
必
invariably, certain, inevitable
Kanji
Grade
Grade 4
Strokes
5 strokes
Radical
心部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ヒツ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
かならず
Nanori (Name Reading)
さだ
Common Readings
ヒツ, かなら…ず
Example sentences
I need to save more money to go on a trip.
Every morning, he surely goes out for a walk.
Please make sure to turn off the TV before going to bed.
He is studying desperately.
I ran desperately and finally caught up with the car in front.
There's no need to explain any further.
Plants require sunlight and water to grow.
I unleashed a special move in a fighting game and defeated the opponent.
He ran desperately so as not to be late.
Example Vocabulary
必要
necessary, needed, required
必ず
without fail; certainly; surely
必死
desperate; frantic; inevitable death
必要ない
unnecessary; no need to
必要とする
to require; to need
必殺
deadly; certain kill; special move
必死になって
desperately; frantically
必須
essential; mandatory; required
必然
inevitable; necessity
必ずしも
not necessarily; not always
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