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必要
ひつよう
N4
na-adjective
Meanings
1
necessary
2
needed
3
essential
4
necessity
5
need
6
requirement
Example sentence
車を運転するには運転免許証が必要だ。
You must have a driver's license before you can drive a car.
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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
必ず
かならず ·
surely
N4
必要性
ひつようせい ·
necessity
必ずしも
かならずしも ·
(not) always
N3
必死
ひっし ·
desperation
N3
必着
ひっちゃく ·
must arrive (no later than; e.g. of an application)
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不必要
ふひつよう ·
unnecessary
必然的
ひつぜんてき ·
inevitable
必然
ひつぜん ·
inevitable
N1
More words with
要
需要
じゅよう ·
demand
N3
要求
ようきゅう ·
request
N3
重要
じゅうよう ·
important
N3
要請
ようせい ·
claim
N1
主要
しゅよう ·
chief
N3
要望
ようぼう ·
demand for
N1
要因
よういん ·
primary factor
N1
要素
ようそ ·
element
N3
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