This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヒツ、かなら.ず
Romaji: hitsu, kanara.zu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

invariably, certain, inevitable

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  3
Frequency:  265
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-1-4
Korean Reading:  pil
Chinese Reading:  bi4
Unicode:  5fc5
JIS:  492C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 15
Nelson Index: 129
New Nelson Index: 1781
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a5.16
Four Corner Index: 3300.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 568
Gakken Index: 292
Japanese Names Index: 120
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10299
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0951
Remembering the kanji Index: 635
Busy People Index: 3.16
Kanji Way Index: 188
Kanji Flashcards Index: 526
Kodansha Compact Index: 767
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 597
Kanji in Context Index: 423
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 6
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 6
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 642
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 685
Essential Kanji Index: 281
Kodansha Kanji Index: 15
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 359
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 497
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 453

Words

(ひつ)
definiteness; certainty
必殺 (ひっさつ)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
必ずしも (かならずしも)
not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely
必死 (ひっし)
frantic; desperate; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
必勝 (ひっしょう)
certain victory
必要 (ひつよう)
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement
必ず (かならず)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
必須 (ひっす、ひっしゅ、ひっすう)
indispensable; required
必然 (ひつぜん)
inevitable; necessary; certain; sure; inevitability; necessity
必修 (ひっしゅう)
required (subject)
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