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Learn Hardcore Japanese: hituyou - necessary

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 8
/hitsuyou

hitsuyou

Word

必要ひつようhitsuyou

Meaning

necessary

Part of speech

na-adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of hitsuyou

山道やまみち　は　暗くらい　ので、　明あかるい　ライト　が　必要ひつよう　です。yamamichi wa kurai node, akarui raito ga hitsuyou desu.

The mountain path is dark, so a bright light is necessary.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

試験しけん　の　ため　に　本ほん　が　必要ひつよう　です。shiken no tame ni hon ga hitsuyou desu.

Books are necessary for the exam.

注意ちゅうい　が　必要ひつよう　です。chuui ga hitsuyou desu.

Attention is necessary.

改札かいさつ　を　通とおる　前まえ　に　予約金よやくきん　を　払はらう　必要ひつよう　は　ありません。kaisatsu o tooru mae ni yoyakukin o harau hitsuyou wa arimasen.

You don’t need to pay a deposit before passing through the ticket gate.

仕事しごと　に　は　経験けいけん　が　必要ひつよう　です。shigoto ni wa keiken ga hitsuyou desu.

Experience is necessary for work.

海外旅行かいがいりょこう　は　高たかい　です　から、　お金かね　が　必要ひつよう　です。kaigairyokou wa takai desu kara, okane ga hitsuyou desu.

Overseas travel is expensive, so money is necessary.

両替りょうがえ　に　は　現金げんきん　が　必要ひつような　のに、　彼かれ　は　現金げんきん　を　忘わすれた。ryougae ni wa genkin ga hitsuyouna noni, kare wa genkin o wasureta.

Even though cash is necessary for exchanging money, he forgot his cash.

最初さいしょ　は　無料むりょう　だ　と　思おもったの　に、　あと　で　現金げんきん　が　必要ひつよう　だった。saisho wa muryou da to omottano ni, ato de genkin ga hitsuyou datta.

At first I thought it was free, but later cash was required.

人気にんき　の　レストラン　は　予約よやく　が　必要ひつよう　です。ninki no resutoran wa yoyaku ga hitsuyou desu.

Popular restaurants require a reservation.

会議かいぎ　は　無料むりょう　と　いって　も、　予約よやく　が　必要ひつよう　です。kaigi wa muryou to itte mo, yoyaku ga hitsuyou desu.

Even though the meeting is free, a reservation is necessary.

会議中かいぎちゅう　は　集中しゅうちゅう　が　必要ひつよう　です。kaigichuu wa shuuchuu ga hitsuyou desu.

Concentration is necessary during the meeting.

返品へんぴん　の　ため　に　レシート　が　必要ひつよう　です　か？henpin no tame ni reshiito ga hitsuyou desu ka?

Do I need a receipt for a return?

この　会議かいぎ　で　は　マスク着用ちゃくよう　が　必要ひつよう　です。kono kaigi de wa masukuchakuyou ga hitsuyou desu.

In this meeting, wearing a mask is necessary.

私わたし　は　住所変更じゅうしょへんこう　の　手続てつづき　に　必要ひつような　書類しょるい　を　公式こうしきサイト　で　確認かくにんしました。watashi wa juushohenkou no tetsuzuki ni hitsuyouna shorui o koushikisaito de kakuninshimashita.

I checked the documents necessary for the address change procedure on the official site.

日本語にほんご　で　日記にっき　を　書かく　と、　想像力そうぞうりょく　が　必要ひつよう　です。nihongo de nikki o kaku to, souzouryoku ga hitsuyou desu.

When you write a diary in Japanese, imagination is necessary.

この　仕事しごと　は　大変たいへん　です　から、　同僚どうりょう　の　助たすけ　が　必要ひつよう　です。kono shigoto wa taihen desu kara, douryou no tasuke ga hitsuyou desu.

This work is hard, so I need my coworker’s help.

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