必 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「心」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「心」
- On
- ヒツ
- Kun
- かなら(ず)
- Meaning
- certain; without fail; necessarily
Origin
Its origin is debated (perhaps a marker post); it means "certainly, without fail."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ヒツ | 必然・必死・必要 |
|---|---|
| かならず | 必ず・必ずしも |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 必要ひつよう
necessity
- 必死ひっし
desperate; frantic
Example
予習は必要だ。
Studying ahead is necessary.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)