必ひっ須す

also: ひっしゅ · ひっすう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective, noun

indispensable; essential; required; compulsory

Used for things that are absolutely necessary, mandatory, or cannot be done without. Often appears in formal, academic, or technical contexts.

この書しょ類るいは申しん請せいに必ひっ須すです。
This document is required for the application.

パスポートは海かい外がい旅りょ行こうに必ひっ須すの持もち物ものだ。

A passport is an essential item for overseas travel.

Written forms

必須Usage100%
- ひっす
  Standard kanji spelling with the most common reading.
- ひっしゅ
  Alternate reading; less common than ひっす.
- ひっすう
  Alternate reading; rarely used.
ひっしゅ
ひっすう

Kanji

必invariably, certain, inevitable
須ought, by all means, necessarily

Similar words

必ひつ要よう
必要 means 'necessary' or 'needed' and is more common in everyday speech. 必須 is stronger, implying something is indispensable or mandatory.
不ふ可か欠けつ
不可欠 also means 'indispensable' and is often interchangeable with 必須, but 不可欠 can sound slightly more formal or emphatic.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 必 (certainly, necessarily) and 須 (necessary, must). The reading ひっす is the most common, while ひっしゅ and ひっすう are less frequent variants.