必要

• 読み: ひつよう
• ローマ字: hitsuyou
• 漢字の分解: 必 (hitsu) — without fail, certainly, necessarily; 要 (yō) — need, essential, main point
• 発音: /çi.t͡sɯ.jo.ɯ/

意味

Necessary; needed; essential. Indicates that something is required or indispensable.

Functions as both a na-adjective and a noun. As a na-adjective: パスポートが必要です (A passport is necessary). As a noun: 必要がある (there is a need). Often used in practical and formal contexts to state requirements. The negative 必要ない or 必要ではない means 'not necessary.'

例文

1. この仕事にはパソコンが必要です。
2. 必要なものを買いに行きます。
3. 今は休みが必要です。

使い方ガイド

場面: requirements, work, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 必 (without fail, certainly) and 要 (need, essential point). Together they form a compound meaning 'certainly needed' — something that must be present.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal