必死 (ひっし) — desperate, frantic

必ひっ死し desperate

Frequency #2193 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 4 2 characters 混合 mixed Mixed compound — combines different reading types in a pattern that doesn't fit the standard categories. na-adjective no-adjective noun

hisshi

ひっし

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. ひっし[0] heiban 平板

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Meanings

desperate
frantic

Explained in simple Japanese

こまって、力(ちから)をぜんぶ出(だ)してがんばるようす。

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Adjective forms

Non-past covers present and future. Expand a form to see its plain, polite, affirmative and negative versions, where available. Some forms have multiple variants.

Na-adjectives use forms of だ. Conjectural and imperative forms can be formal or literary; everyday usage depends on context.

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Non-past (present / future)

Plain · Affirmative

必死だ

ひっしだ

hisshida

Plain · Negative

必死ではない

ひっしではない

hisshidehanai

Polite · Affirmative

必死です

ひっしです

hisshidesu

Polite · Negative

必死ではありません

ひっしではありません

hisshidehaarimasen

Alternative variant

必死ではないです

ひっしではないです

hisshidehanaidesu

Past

Plain · Affirmative

必死だった

ひっしだった

hisshidatta

Plain · Negative

必死ではなかった

ひっしではなかった

hisshidehanakatta

Polite · Affirmative

必死でした

ひっしでした

hisshideshita

Polite · Negative

必死ではありませんでした

ひっしではありませんでした

hisshidehaarimasendeshita

Te-form (connecting)

Plain · Affirmative

必死で

ひっしで

hisshide

Plain · Negative

必死ではなくて

ひっしではなくて

hisshidehanakute

Polite · Affirmative

必死でありまして

ひっしでありまして

hisshidearimashite

Conditional (〜なら)

Plain · Affirmative

必死なら

ひっしなら

hisshinara

Alternative variant

必死ならば

ひっしならば

hisshinaraba

Alternative variant

必死であれば

ひっしであれば

hisshideareba

Conjectural (probably)

Plain · Affirmative

必死だろう

ひっしだろう

hisshidarou

Polite · Affirmative

必死でしょう

ひっしでしょう

hisshideshou

Imperative (formal / literary)

Plain · Affirmative

必死であれ

ひっしであれ

hisshideare

Conditional (〜たら)

Plain · Affirmative

必死だったら

ひっしだったら

hisshidattara

Plain · Negative

必死ではなかったら

ひっしではなかったら

hisshidehanakattara

Polite · Affirmative

必死でしたら

ひっしでしたら

hisshideshitara

Polite · Negative

必死ではありませんでしたら

ひっしではありませんでしたら

hisshidehaarimasendeshitara

Alternative (〜たり)

Plain · Affirmative

必死だったり

ひっしだったり

hisshidattari

Adverbial (〜に)

Plain · Affirmative

必死に

ひっしに

hisshini

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Related Words

Words with 必 (17)

必(ひつ)要(よう) hitsuyou necessary 必(かなら)ず kanarazu certainly 必(かなら)ずしも kanarazushimo not necessarily 必(ひっ)須(す) hissu essential 必(ひつ)然(ぜん) hitsuzen inevitable 必(ひっ)見(けん) hikken must-see 必(ひっ)至(し) hisshi inevitable 必(ひっ)修(しゅう) hisshuu required subject

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Words with 死 (24)

死(し)ぬ shinu to die 死(し) shi death 死(し)亡(ぼう) shibou death 死(し)者(しゃ) shisha dead person 死(し)刑(けい) shikei death penalty 死(し)体(たい) shitai corpse 死(し)後(ご) shigo after death 死(し)ねる shineru to be able to die

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Meanings

Explained in simple Japanese

Adjective forms

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 必 (17)

Words with 死 (24)

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