必要 (ひつよう) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "necessary" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

ひつよう

必要

NA-A

NECESSARY (needed, essential, indispensable)

ひつ必 • CERTAIN

よう要 • NEED

If it is certain (必) that you need (要) it, then it is absolutely necessary.

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Kanji Inside 必要 (necessary)

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必ず adv

かならず

certainly, necessarily

必ずしも adv

かならずしも

要る V

いる

要するに adv

ようするに

in a word, after all, the point is .., in short ..

重要 N

じゅうよう

important, momentous, essential, principal, major

主要 N

しゅよう

chief, main, principal, major

要点 N

ようてん

gist, main point