必 — invariably, certain, inevitable

かならず必 invariably

かならず

U+5FC5 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #265 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #685 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

invariably
certain
inevitable

Readings

On'yomi: ひつ hitsu
Kun'yomi: かなら kanara

word

かなら kanara Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

必(かなら) ず kanarazu certainly 必(かなら) ずしも kanarazushimo not necessarily

ひつ hitsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

必(ひつ) 要(よう) hitsuyou necessary 必(ひつ) 然(ぜん) hitsuzen inevitable 不(ふ) 必(ひつ) 要(よう) fuhitsuyou unnecessary 必(ひつ) 読(どく) hitsudoku must-read 必(ひつ) 然(ぜん) 的(てき) hitsuzenteki inevitable 必(ひつ) 要(よう) 性(せい) hitsuyousei necessity 必(ひつ) 需(じゅ) hitsuju necessary 必(ひつ) 需(じゅ) 品(ひん) hitsujuhin necessities

ひっ hi

必(ひっ) 死(し) hisshi desperate 必(ひっ) 見(けん) hikken must-see 必(ひっ) 勝(しょう) hisshou certain victory 必(ひっ) 死(し) になって hisshininatte desperately 必(ひっ) 着(ちゃく) hicchaku must arrive (no later than; e.g. of an application) 必(ひっ) 修(しゅう) hisshuu required subject 必(ひっ) 至(し) hisshi inevitable 必(ひっ) 須(す) hissu essential

Words by frequency and grade

18 words

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