必要 (ひつよう)necessary; needed; essential

necessary; needed; essentialadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
necessity; need; requirementnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 必要

Words that share its kanji

必ずかならずalways; without exception
必要性ひつようせいnecessity
必ずしもかならずしも(not) always; (not) necessarily
必死ひっしfrantic; frenetic
必着ひっちゃくmust arrive; must be received
不必要ふひつようunnecessary; needless
必需ひつじゅnecessary
必勝ひっしょうcertain victory
要求ようきゅうdemand; firm request
重要じゅうようimportant; momentous
主要しゅようchief; main
要請ようせいappeal; call for something
需要じゅようdemand; request
要因よういんmain cause; primary factor
要員よういん(necessary) personnel; required person

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