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須 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「頁」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「頁」
On
ス・シュす・しゅ · su · shu
Kun
すべから.く・すべし・ひげ・まつ・もち.いる・もと.めるsubekara.ku · subeshi · hige · matsu · mochi.iru · moto.meru
Meaning
ought; essential; necessarily

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A head plus strands of hair: originally the beard; later borrowed for “must, necessarily”.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onスすsu必須ひっす

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 必須ひっす

    essential; indispensable

  • 急須きゅうす

    small teapot

More words with this kanji

  • 須臾しゅゆ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

参加(さんか)には事前(じぜん)の登録(とうろく)が必須(ひっす)だ。

Advance registration is essential in order to take part.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

必須急須須必certai…急hurry頃time頓sudden…頰cheek顎jaw頁page呪spell痩grow…腫swell子child手hand
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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