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須

ought
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingス、シュ
Kun readingすべから.く、すべし、ひげ、まつ、もち.いる、もと.める
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. oughtRtK
    堪能な英語力は必須です。Fluency in English is a must.tatoeba
    エンドユーザーの視野にたった商品開発が必須。Our new product development efforts must be done from the end user's viewpoint.tatoeba
  2. by all means
  3. necessarily

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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shape · head (首) · page · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · drop (丶) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1854

Compound words

必須ひっす
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory
必須条件ひっすじょうけん
essential condition
急須きゅうす
small teapot
須要しゅよう
absolutely necessary
須臾しばらく
for a moment
須髯しゅぜん
beard
恵比須えびす
Ebisu
須恵器すえき
Sue ware (type of ancient pottery)
翁恵比須おきなえびす
Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)
急須の口きゅうすのくち
spout of a teapot
恵比須顔えびすがお
smiling face
白長須鯨しろながすくじら
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
必須科目ひっすかもく
required subject
翁恵比須貝おきなえびすがい
Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)
宇牟須牟骨牌うんすんかるた
unsun karuta

Additional Examples

エンドユーザーの視野にたった商品開発が必須。
Our new product development efforts must be done from the end user's viewpoint.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 須

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step