JLPT N3 · 5 strokes
Kanji 必: "invariably, certain, inevitable"
The kanji 必 means "invariably, certain, inevitable". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ヒツ in on'yomi and かなら.ず in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かなら.ず
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | invariably, certain, inevitable |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 265 of 2,501 |
Common words with 必
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 必要necessary; needed; essential; indispensable · necessity; need; requirement
- 必ずalways; without exception; necessarily; certainly
- 必死frantic; frenetic; desperate · inevitable death
- 必要ないinutile, pas nécessaire, pas la peine
- 必要とするavoir besoin de, nécessiter, exiger
- 必ずしも(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
- 必死になってdesperately; for one's dear life
- 必然inevitable; necessary; certain; sure · inevitability; necessity
- 必須indispensable; essential; requisite; required
- 必然的inevitable; necessary
- 必要性necessity; need
- 必殺bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
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