EntryCommonJLPT N4WaniKani 9
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    necessary; needed; essential; indispensable

    必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed

    私達が生きていくためには衣食住が必要です。
    We need food, clothes and a home in order to live.
  2. Noun

    necessity; need; requirement

Also written 必用【ひつよう】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

invariably, certain, inevitable

Kun
かなら.ず
On
ヒツ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
265 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-1-4, 4-5-4SKIP code
0a5.16The Kanji Dictionary
3300.0Four corner code
359deroo
5fc5Unicode hex code
1-41-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
129Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1781New Nelson (John Haig)
15New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
15Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
635Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
685Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
292A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
120Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
281Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10299Morohashi
568A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
520Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
529Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
497sakade
526Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
597henshall3
453Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
188crowley
423Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.16busy_people
767Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
642Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bi4Pinyin reading
pilKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

Kun
い.るかなめ
On
ヨウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
106 of 2500
Radical
cover
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

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Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-6-3SKIP code
3e6.11The Kanji Dictionary
1040.4Four corner code
3269deroo
8981Unicode hex code
1-45-55JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4274Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5515New Nelson (John Haig)
2635New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3263Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1683Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2290Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1604Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1730Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
117A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1218Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
262Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34768PMorohashi
593A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
419Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
425Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
729sakade
887Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
623henshall3
536Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
78crowley
424Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.16busy_people
1639Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1618Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yao4, yao1Pinyin reading
yoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level