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必要
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 必要.
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Entry
1
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); 必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
Examples
私達が生きていくためには衣食住が必要です。
We need food, clothes and a home in order to live.
2
Common noun
necessity; need; requirement
Examples
歯医者に行く必要はないですよ。
You don't need to go to the dentist's.
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