必 — invariably, certain, inevitable

Readings

On'yomi

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Kun'yomi

かなら.ず

Example words

• 必要ひつよう(1) necessary; needed; essential; indispensable (2) necessity; need; requirement
• 必ずかならずalways; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
• 必ずしもかならずしも(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) all; (not) entirely
• 必死ひっし(1) frantic; desperate (2) inevitable death (3) brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) (shogi)
• 必然ひつぜん(1) inevitable; necessary; certain; sure (2) inevitability; necessity
• 必修ひっしゅうrequired (subject)
• 必需品ひつじゅひんnecessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials; staple