| Kanji | 必 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ヒツ |
| Kunyomi | かなら.ず |
| English | invariably, certain, inevitable |
| Examples | 必要(ひつよう): (1) necessary; needed; essential; indispensable (2) necessity; need; requirement 必ず(かならず): always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably 必ずしも(かならずしも): (not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) all; (not) entirely 必死(ひっし): (1) frantic; desperate (2) inevitable death (3) brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi) 必然(ひつぜん): (1) inevitable; necessary; certain; sure (2) inevitability; necessity 必修(ひっしゅう): required (subject) 必需品(ひつじゅひん): necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials; staple |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 4 |
| Frequency | 265 |
| Components | 心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 丿: katakana no radical (no. 4) |
| Number of Strokes | 5 |
| Kanji Radical | 心 |
| Radical Number | 61 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | こころ・したごころ・りっしんべん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 象形 Pictographic |
| Keyword | invariably |
| Koohii Story 1 | You swear you´ll be in love forever, but invariably there comes a time when your heart is divided. |
| Koohii Story 2 | For this kanji I invariably got the stroke order wrong. I nearly lost heart, but decided to stick (pun) to it. Then I noticed the order is 1) katakana ソ (altered slightly); 2) fishhook; 3) two drops. Now I invariably get it right. |
| RTK Index (new) | 685 |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade4, kanjifreq251-500
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