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必

invariably
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingヒツ
Kun readingかなら.ず
JōyōGrade 4
  1. always
  2. without exception
  3. necessarily
  4. certainly
  5. without fail

Popular Usage

必ず必要必ずしも

Radicals and components

Radical心heartComponents

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
必ずやかならずや
certainly; surely; definitely
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

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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