必 — invariably, certain, inevitable

かならず必 invariably

Grade 4 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 5 strokes abstract

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.

Meanings

invariably
certain
inevitable

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) 需(じゅ) hitsuju necessary

ひっ hi 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(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) 修(しゅう) hisshuu required subject 必(ひっ) 至(し) hisshi inevitable 必(ひっ) 須(す) hissu essential

Appears in idioms

先手必勝四字熟語

previous, hand, invariably, victory

生者必滅四字熟語

life, someone, invariably, destroy

Stroke order

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Components

Composed of

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丿 slash

Used as component in (2)

ひ秘 secret ぴつ泌 ooze

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