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必

Must, Surely
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingヒツ
Kun readingかなら.ず
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 4Level 7

Meanings

  1. must, Surely
  2. certain
  3. inevitable
  4. invariablyRtK
  1. definiteness
  2. certainty

Popular Usage

必ず必要必ずしも

Radicals and components

Radical心heart忄variant㣺variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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heart (心) · stick (丨) · drop (丶) · fishhook

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 685

Compound words

必ずかならず
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail
必要ひつよう
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity
必ずしもかならずしも
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
必ずやかならずや
certainly; surely; definitely
必携ひっけい
indispensable; essential; must-have; handbook; manual
必見ひっけん
must-see; not-to-be-missed
必需ひつじゅ
necessary
必修ひっしゅう
required (subject)
必勝ひっしょう
certain victory
必須ひっす
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory
必然ひつぜん
inevitable; necessary; certain; sure; inevitability
必着ひっちゃく
must arrive (no later than; e.g. of an application); must be received; must be delivered; must wear (e.g. a seatbelt); must have on
必読ひつどく
must-read; required reading
必死ひっし
frantic; frenetic; desperate; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
必至ひっし
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
必需品ひつじゅひん
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
必然的ひつぜんてき
inevitable; necessary
必要性ひつようせい
necessity; need
不必要ふひつよう
unnecessary; needless
必須条件ひっすじょうけん
essential condition
必死になってひっしになって
desperately; for one's dear life
必殺ひっさつ
bringing certain death
必治ひっち
certain cure
必捷ひっしょう
certain victory

On Reading Examples

食物は生きるために必要だ。ひつよう
Food is essential to life.tatoeba
この不確実な時代を生き抜くには、従来の価値観に囚われない柔軟な発想が必要だ。ひつよう
In living through these uncertain times, it is necessary to be flexible and not be a captive to traditional values.tatoeba
微積分を学ぶには、練習問題をたくさんこなす必要があります。ひつよう
Learning calculus requires a lot of practice.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は母の誕生日には必ず電話をかける。
He never fails to call his mother on her birthday.tatoeba
彼は必要以上もお金を持っている。
He has more money than is needed.tatoeba
彼は必要以上の金を私に求めた。
He asked me for more money than was necessary.tatoeba
彼は「必要は発明の母」と言った。
He said that necessity is the mother of invention.tatoeba
中たる所必ず斃れぬ。
Those who were shot always fell to the ground.wiki
流勢は必ずしも盛んではない。
They are not so influential.wiki
起源は必ずしも明らかではない。
Its origin is not exactly known.wiki
藩造酒は必ずしも成功しなかった。
Hanzoshu was not necessarily successful.wiki

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Certainly, must. A stroke through 心 (heart) — a firm decision in the heart.Also known as “Certain”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 必

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