必需

Chinese

 
certainly; must; will
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 
to require; to need; to want
to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
trad. (必需)
simp. #(必需)

Pronunciation


Verb

必需

  1. to need; to require (especially when used as an auxiliary verb)

Usage notes

必須必须 (bìxū) is used for subjective requirements, while 必需 (bìxū) is used for objective requirements.

Adjective

必需

  1. (attributive) essential; indispensable

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひつ
Grade: 4
じゅ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

/pit͡sud͡ʑu//fit͡sud͡ʑu//hit͡sud͡ʑu/

From Middle Chinese compound 必需 (pjit sju, literally necessary + need, require, demand). Compare modern Min Nan reading pit-su.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) つじゅ [hìtsújú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çit͡sɨᵝʑɨᵝ]

Noun

(ひつ)(じゅ) • (hitsuju) 

  1. need, necessity, requirement, essentialness, indispensability

Derived terms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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