EntryCommonWaniKani 52
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

    堪能な英語力は必須です。
    Fluency in English is a must.
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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

ought, by all means, necessarily

Kun
すべから.くすべしひげまつもち.いるもと.める
On
シュ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1339 of 2500
Radical
leaf
WaniKani
Level 52

Built from

Used in names as

もとむ

Dictionary and index codes (24)
CodeReference
1-3-9SKIP code
3j9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2128.6Four corner code
9808Unicode hex code
1-31-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1592Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6618New Nelson (John Haig)
574New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
700Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
419Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
526Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1718Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1854Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
936A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1544Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1946Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43352Morohashi
2263Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1531Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1734Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xu1Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
52WaniKani level