必

5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

invariably, certain, inevitable

Kun'yomi
  • かならず
    always
On'yomi
  • ヒツ
    definiteness

Main Radical

心(KanXi) 丶(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ヒツ 64.4%
かならず 35.6%

Character Breakdown

invariably, certain, inevitable
ヒツ かなら.ず (4th, N3)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Contained In

宓 泌 瑟 祕 秘 謐

Common Words

necessary ②necessity
definiteness
bringing certain death
frantic ②inevitable death ③brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
killer technique ②special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
inevitable ②inevitability
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References

Unicode hex code 5FC5
JIS X 0208 1-41-12
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 129
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1781
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 15
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10299
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 453
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 188
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.16
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 642
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a5.16
Four corner code 3300.0
De Roo Code 359