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必要
必用
Readings

hitsuyou
English
NA-adjective/adjectival noun (keiyodoshi)
必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed
necessary, needed, essential, indispensable

Noun (futsuumeishi)
necessity, need, requirement

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Grammar
Kanjis
ON: ヒツ KUN: かなら.ず
invariably, certain, inevitable

Stroke: 5 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-1-4 FC: 3300.0


ON: ヨウ KUN: い.る, かなめ
need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

Stroke: 9 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-6-3 FC: 1040.0


ON: ヨウ KUN: もち.いる
utilize, business, service, use, employ

Stroke: 5 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 3-2-3 FC: 7722.2


Phrases
歯医者に行く必要はないですよ。
Parts: 歯医者 (はいしゃ) 行く (いく) 必要 (ひつよう) 無い (ない)
You don't need to go to the dentist's.

私達が生きていくためには衣食住が必要です。
Parts: 私たち (わたしたち) 生きて行く (いきていく) 為に (ために) 衣食住 (いしょくじゅう) 必要 (ひつよう)
We need food, clothes and a home in order to live.