ought, by all means, necessarily
On'yomi (音読み)
- ス
- シュ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- すべから.く
- すべし
- ひげ
- まつ
- もち.いる
- もと.める
About this kanji
The kanji 須 primarily means "ought" or "necessarily," indicating something essential or required. It is commonly used as a noun. One representative compound is 必須 (ひっす), meaning "indispensable," referring to something that cannot be done without. Another example is 必須条件 (ひっすじょうけん), which means "essential condition," used in various contexts like rules or requirements. There’s also 急須 (きゅうす), meaning "small teapot," used in tea preparation. A note to remember is that 須 carries a sense of obligation or necessity, so it often appears in contexts where something is required or expected.
Example sentences
成功するには努力が須要だ。
Effort is necessary for success.
Meanings across languages
- English
- ought, by all means, necessarily
- Tiếng Việt
- cần thiết
- 日本語
- 必須
- 한국어
- 필요하다
- 中文
- 必须
- id
- seharusnya
- th
- ต้อง
- es
- deber
- fr
- doit
- de
- sollte
- pt
- deve
Common compounds
- 必須indispensable, essential, requisite
- 必須条件essential condition
- 急須small teapot
- 須要absolutely necessary
- 呉須gosu porcelain, asbolite, zaffer
- 須髯beard
- 畝須ridged whale meat used to make whale "bacon"
- 須義cobia (Rachycentron canadum), sergeant fish
Words using this kanji
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