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必要
ひつよう
na-adjective
game:oot-n64
game-category:vocabulary
curated-game-text
oot-source:anki
Meanings
1
necessary, needed, essential, indispensable; necessity, need, requirement
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Kanji in this word
必
Invariably, Certain, Inevitable
5 strokes
要
Need, Main Point, Essence
9 strokes
More words with
必
必要
ひつよう ·
necessary
N4
必ず
かならず ·
surely
N4
必ずしも
かならずしも ·
(not) always
N3
必死
ひっし ·
desperation
N3
必要性
ひつようせい ·
necessity
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必着
ひっちゃく ·
must arrive (no later than; e.g. of an application)
不必要
ふひつよう ·
unnecessary
必然的
ひつぜんてき ·
inevitable
More words with
要
要請
ようせい ·
claim
N1
要求
ようきゅう ·
request
N3
重要
じゅうよう ·
important
N3
主要
しゅよう ·
chief
N3
需要
じゅよう ·
demand
N3
要望
ようぼう ·
demand for
N1
要因
よういん ·
primary factor
N1