| ひ | っ | 
|---|---|
| 必 | 
| す | 
|---|
| 須 | 
takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun
- indispensable, essential, requisite, required, compulsory, necessary.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 
 | 必須 | ひっす | ✔ | |||||
| 
 
 | 必須 | ひっしゅ | ||||||
| 
 | 必須 | ひっすう | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
invariably, certain, inevitable
ヒツ かなら.ず (4th, N3)
ought, by all means, necessarily
ス シュ すべから.く (11th, N1)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)