Moto 須: Ought; By All Means; NecessarilyKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ス、シュ
- Kun'yomi
- すべから(く)、すべし、ひげ、まつ、もち(いる)、もと(める)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 38 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ス・シュ)
- 必須ひっすindispensable; essential
- 必須条件ひっすじょうけんessential condition
- 伊須墨いすずみbrassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)
- 似義須にぎすdeepsea smelt (Glossanodon semifasciatus)
- 呉須ごすgosu porcelain; asbolite
- 大宇須だいうすGod
- 必須アミノ酸ひっすアミノさんessential amino acid
- 必須入力ひっすにゅうりょくrequired entry (e.g. in online forms)
- 必須属性ひっすぞくせいmandatory attribute; required attribute
- 必須格ひっすかくindispensable case
- 必須科目ひっすかもくrequired subject; compulsory course
- 必須脂肪酸ひっすしぼうさんessential fatty acid
- 急須きゅうすsmall teapot
- 急須の口きゅうすのくちspout of a teapot
- 恵比須えびすEbisu; god of fishing and commerce
- 恵比須草えびすぐさsicklepod (Senna obtusifolia)
- 恵比須講えびすこうfete in honor of Ebisu (honour)
- 恵比須鮫えびすざめbroadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus, species of circumglobal cow shark with 7 gill slits)
- 恵美須鮫えびすざめbroadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus, species of circumglobal cow shark with 7 gill slits)
- 畝須うねすridged whale meat used to make whale "bacon"
- 白長須鯨しろながすくじらblue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
- 翁恵比須おきなえびすBeyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)
- 翁恵比須貝おきなえびすがいBeyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)
- 長須鯨ながすくじらfin whale; finback (whale)
- 須弥壇しゅみだんdais for a Buddhist image
- 須弥山しゅみせんMount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
- 須恵器すえきSue ware (type of unglazed pottery made from the middle of the Kofun era through the Heian era)
- 須磨琴すまごとsingle-stringed Japanese zither
- 須義すぎcobia (Rachycentron canadum); sergeant fish
- 須要しゅようabsolutely necessary
- 須髯しゅぜんbeard
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 須くすべからくabsolutely (ought to); by all means
Other readings
- 宇牟須牟骨牌うんすんかるたunsun karuta (card game popular in the Muromachi and early Edo periods)
- 木須肉ムースーロウmoo shu pork
- 須らくすべからくabsolutely (ought to); by all means
- 須佐之男命すさのおのみことSusanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
- 須臾しばらくfor a moment; for a minute
- 龍須糖りゅうのひげDragon's beard candy; Chinese cotton candy
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