# 必 surely

心 (heart) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
5 strokes

## Onyomi

HITSU |

## Mnemonic

| 必 is basically "heart" plus a line crossing it. He's crossing his heart and swearing to surely never do HITS of acid again.

## Kunyomi

かなら*ず | always, certainly ★★★★★

## Jukugo

必要(ひつよう) な | super important ★★★★★ 必 (surely) + 要 (important) = 必要 (super important)
必死(ひっし) に | desperately, as if one's life depended on it. ★★☆☆☆ 必 (surely) + 死 (death) = 必死 (desperately, as if one's life depended on it.)

## Used In

- 秘
- 密

## Synonyms

always いつも たえず のべつ いつでも 始終 必ず 常に だいぶ 頻繁
important, vital 必要 大切 重大 重要 大事
to do your best, to try your hardest 一生懸命 努力 必死 奮闘