Keyword
certainly
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig685
Readings
ひつ
(62%)
ひっ
(21%)
Composed of
heart
slash left
Mnemonic

If your heart gets slashed you will certainly die.

Used in kanji (6 in total)
intimate
secret
honey
ooze
Used in vocabulary (103 in total)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to need; to call for; to require
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
desperately; for one's dear life
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
inevitable; necessary
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
certainly; surely; definitely
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
unnecessary; needless
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
necessity; inevitability
certain victory
inevitably; certainly
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
definiteness; certainty
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
hitting the target
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
surefire way to win
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
necessary condition; requirement
required (subject)
compulsory subject; required subject
required subject; compulsory course
must-see; not to be missed; a must
sure punishment or reward
necessary documents; important documents
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
certain defeat
handbook; manual; vade mecum; essential item; must-have
must-read; required reading
conscious neglect; willful negligence; wilful negligence
success on the first try (attempt)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
inevitability of punishment
necessity is the mother of invention
all living things must die
must-read (book); required reading
to be inevitable; to be certain; to resolve (to do)
must arrive; must be received
inevitable decline (decay, collapse, etc.)
must-have; indispensable item; necessities
(socially) necessary labour; necessary work
certain fulfilment
certain victory; sure victory; invincibility
circular error probability (measure of missile accuracy); circular error probable; CEP
as necessary (needed); if necessary (needed)
mandatory requirements (e.g. qualifications, administrative structures, etc.)
the virtuous man will not long remain lonely
certain cure
required memory size
certain victory
necessity guaranteed to cure
indispensable case
Defeat is inevitable for an overconfident army; Being arrogant and overconfident inevitably leads to defeat (failure); Pride comes before a fall
Defeat is inevitable for one who goes second; Being slow to take action inevitably leads to defeat
mandatory attribute; required attribute
mandatory attribute; required attribute
required entry (e.g. in online forms)
no mortal escapes death; all men must die; (lit.) he who has life, certainly has death
no mortal escapes death; all men must die; (lit.) he who has life, certainly has death
a virtuous family enjoys long prosperity; one's good deeds shall be repaid even to one's descendants
a virtuous family enjoys long prosperity; one's good deeds shall be repaid even to one's descendants
government rules on structure, staffing, etc. of local bodies (e.g. police force)
indispensable; essential; necessary; must-have
necessary labour time (in Marxian economics)
Examples (200 in total)
"Will you go?" "I will if I have to."
You do not have to come here.
You don't need to go there.