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須
須
12 strokes
Frequency: 1339
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

ought
by all means
necessarily

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ã‚š
ã‚ˇãƒĨ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
すずから.く
すずし
ã˛ã’
ぞつ
ã‚‚ãĄ.いる
もと.める
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
もとむ
ぞ

Common Words

しばらく
æšĢく
æšĢらく
姑く
須臾
Usually kana
Freq #572
1

Adverb (fukushi); Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

for a moment; for a minute

Examples
あãĒたは働きすぎです。しばらくåē§ãŖãĻæĨŊãĢしãĒさい。
You are working too hard. Sit down and take it easy for a while.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

for a while; for some time

Examples
ここしばらくåŊŧãĢぞるでäŧšã‚ãĒい。
I haven't seen anything of him for some time.
3

Adverb (fukushi)

for the time being; for now

Examples
昨æ—Ĩトムはバイクぎäē‹æ•…でけがをしたぎで、しばらくäŊ“č‚˛ãŽæŽˆæĨ­ãĢはå‡ēられぞせん。
Yesterday, Tom was injured in a motorbike accident, so he can't attend gym class for the time being.
4

Interjection

it's been a long time; long time no see

åŋ…é ˆ
ã˛ãŖす
ã˛ãŖしゅ
ã˛ãŖすう
īŊžãĒ Adj.
Noun
īŊžãŽ Adj.
Freq #7174
1

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

Examples
å ĒčƒŊãĒ英čĒžåŠ›ã¯åŋ…須です。
Fluency in English is a must.
æ€Ĩ須
きゅうす
Noun
Freq #34176
1

small teapot

すずからく
須らく
須く
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #38781
1

Usu. used with ずし or ずき

absolutely (ought to); by all means

Examples
å­ãŸã‚‹č€…ã™ãšã‹ã‚‰ãčĻĒぎå‘ŊãĢ垓うずし。
Children should obey their parents.
2

Non-standard usage

all; entirely

《 æĩ比å¯ŋ 》
戎
å¤ˇ
えãŗす
ゑãŗす (æĩ比å¯ŋīŧæĩ比須)
ã˛ã‚‹ã“ (č›­å­īŧæ°´č›­å­)
えずす (æĩ比須)
č›­å­
æĩ比須
æ°´č›­å­
Noun
Freq #47463
1

Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce

すぎ
須įžŠ
ã‚šã‚Ž
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #48501
1

cobia (Rachycentron canadum); sergeant fish

åŋ…é ˆæĄäģļ
ã˛ãŖすじょうけん
Noun
Freq #53221
1

essential condition

すさぎお
須äŊäš‹į”ˇ
ã‚šã‚ĩノã‚Ē
ã‚šã‚ĩãƒŽãƒ˛
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #61358
1

Shinto

Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto

しろãĒがすくじら
į™Ŋé•ˇé ˆé¯¨
ã‚ˇãƒ­ãƒŠã‚Ŧ゚クジナ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #75319
1

blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

Examples
地įƒä¸Šã§æœ€å¤§ãŽå‹•į‰Šã¯åˇ¨å¤§ãĒã‚ˇãƒ­ãƒŠã‚Ŧ゚クジナだ。
The largest animal on Earth is the gigantic blue whale.
åŋ…é ˆį§‘į›Ž
ã˛ãŖすかもく
Noun
Freq #79179
1

required subject; compulsory course

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