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絶対必要 (ぜったいひつよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

絶ぜっ対たい必ひつ要よう

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Meanings

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noun, na-adjective

absolutely necessary; indispensable

Used to describe something that is essential and cannot be done without. Often appears in formal or emphatic contexts.

この書しょ類るいは絶ぜっ対たい必

ひつ

要よう

です

。

This document is absolutely necessary.

成せい功こうには努ど力りょくが絶ぜっ対たい必ひつ要ようだ。

Effort is indispensable for success.

Kanji

絶discontinue, sever, cut off
対vis-a-vis, opposite, even
必invariably, certain, inevitable
要need, main point, essence

Related words

必ひつ要よう
必要 means 'necessary' or 'need', while 絶対必要 is stronger, meaning 'absolutely necessary' or 'indispensable'.
不ふ可か欠けつ
不可欠 also means 'indispensable' or 'essential', but is slightly more formal and often used in technical or written contexts.

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絶ぜっ対たい+必ひつ要よう

Etymology

Compound of 絶対 (absolutely) and 必要 (necessary).