Chinese

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not; no
trad. (不必要) 必要
simp. #(不必要) 必要

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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不必要

  1. unnecessary; needless

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
ひつ
Grade: 4
よう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of () (fu-) + (ひつ)(よう) (hitsuyō)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()(ひつ)(よう) (fuhitsuyō-na (adnominal ()(ひつ)(よう) (fuhitsuyō na), adverbial ()(ひつ)(よう) (fuhitsuyō ni))

  1. unnecessary

Inflection

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Antonyms

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Noun

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()(ひつ)(よう) (fuhitsuyō

  1. needlessness

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN