必

JLPT N3

Certain, must

Readings

On’yomi: ヒツ (hitsu)

Kun’yomi: かなら(ず) (kanara(zu))

• かなら(ず) certainly

Structure

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Vocabulary

必要

ひつよう

necessary

必ず

かならず

surely

必死

ひっし

desperate

必要性

ひつようせい

necessity

必要品

ひつようひん

necessities

Example Sentences

水が必要です。

みずがひつようです。

Water is necessary.

必ず行きます。

かならずいきます。

I will surely go.

必死です。

ひっしです。

It is desperate.

必要性があります。

ひつようせいがあります。

There is necessity.

必要品を買います。

ひつようひんをかいます。

I buy necessities.

Cultural Note

✅ 必 emphasizes certainty, necessity, and inevitability in Japanese culture.
• Frequently used in daily advice or instructions (必ず).
• Appears in formal or motivational contexts to indicate inevitability or sure success (必勝, 必然).
• Reflects cultural appreciation for determination, duty, and reliable action.