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Definition and Synonyms for 必要
| 1. | 要 | 必須であるか緊要の状況 |
| Necessity | the condition of being essential or indispensable | |
| Synonyms: | かなめ, 不可欠, 必然, 必要, 必須, 要, 須要 | |
| 2. | 強制的 | 規定通りに必要である |
| Compulsory | required by rule | |
| Synonyms: | 強制的, 必要, 必須, 義務的, 須要 | |
| 3. | 肝要 | 基本的な |
| Essential | basic and fundamental | |
| Synonyms: | 不可欠, 主要, 入用, 入り用, 切要, 基本的, 必要, 必須, 本質的, 枢要, 根本的, 第一, 肝心, 肝要, 重大, 重要, 須要 | |
| 4. | 闕乏 | 救援を必要とする状態 |
| Demand | a condition requiring relief | |
| Synonyms: | ニード, デマンド, 入用, 入り用, 希求, 必要, 要求, 要用 | |
| 5. | やむを得ず | 重要な方法で |
| Needfully | in an essential manner | |
| Synonyms: | すべからく, 余儀ない, 余儀なく, 余業無く, やむを得ず, 必要 | |
| 6. | 肝要 | 省かれないように |
| Indispensable | not to be dispensed with | |
| Synonyms: | 不可欠, 必要, 肝要, 須要 | |
| 7. | 肝要 | 至急必要とされるさま |
| Vital | urgently needed | |
| Synonyms: | 必要, 決定的, 緊要, 肝心, 肝要, 重要 | |
| 8. | 不可欠 | 最も大きな重要性の |
| Crucial | of the greatest importance | |
| Synonyms: | 不可欠, 必要, 必須 | |
| 9. | 須要 | 必要不可欠な |
| Necessary | absolutely essential | |
| Synonyms: | 不可欠, 必要, 必須, 須要 | |
| 10. | 要用 | 救援か供給に必要である |
| Requisite | necessary for relief or supply | |
| Synonyms: | 入用, 入り用, 必要, 必須, 要用, 須要 | |
| 11. | 必需品 | 不可欠な何でも |
| Necessary | anything indispensable | |
| Synonyms: | 不可欠, 必要, 必需, 必需品, 必須 | |
| 12. | 肝要 | 必須の |
| Indispensable | essential | |
| Synonyms: | 不可欠, 必要, 肝要, 須要 | |
| 13. | 肝要 | 絶対に必要であるさま |
| Vital | absolutely necessary | |
| Synonyms: | 必要, 決定的, 緊要, 肝心, 肝要, 重要 |
Meanings for each kanji in 必要
| » | 必 | invariably; certain; inevitable |
| » | 要 | need; main point; essence; pivot; key to |
Categories 必要 is a member of
| 1. | 容態 | 一定の時の状況 |
| Condition | a state at a particular time | |
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| 2. | 闕乏 | 救援を必要とする状態 |
| Demand | a condition requiring relief | |
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| 3. | 別々のまた自己充足的な実体 | |
| Thing | a separate and self-contained entity | |
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Sample Sentences for 必要
彼らは４年毎に競技大会を行う事が必要だと信じていた。
They believed it necessary to have great contests every four years.
よい食べ物と十分な睡眠は健康にとって絶対に必要だ。
Good food and enough sleep are absolutely necessary to good health.
親友といえども、その友情を維持する努力が必要である。
Even good friends should make an effort to keep up their friendship.
日本では大学に入るには難しい入学試験が必要だということは、世界中に知られている。
It is known all over the world that, in Japan, students have to take difficult entrance examinations to enter universities.
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