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Kanji Detail for 須 - "to require"

須

  • Meaning

    須 means "to require." Also associated with to wait, to use.

    1. To use - To employ; to utilize something.

    2. To require - To need; to be necessary; to call for.

    3. To wait - To await; to anticipate; to look forward to.

    4. A moment - A short time; briefly; for a while.

    5. Beard - Facial hair on the chin.

  • Words using 須

    • 必須 ひっす Listen indispensable; essential; requisite

  • Tattoo check: 須

    • Verified meaning: to require
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しゅ, す, すさき, すざき)
    • Also carries these associations: to wait, to use

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 須

    Given names 須(もとむ)Listen

    Surnames 須(しゅ)Listen 須(す)Listen 須(すさき)Listen 須(すざき)Listen 須(すず)Listen 須(まつ)Listen 須(もち)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ought; by all means; necessarily

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    must, have to, necessary; moment; whiskers

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    must; to have to; to wait

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    beard; must; necessary

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To wait. As in 相須甚殷 means waiting for someone urgently. | Anything that is required and indispensable is called 須. Therefore necessary matters are called 切須 (urgently need), 急須 (urgently required). What is not necessary is called 無須. All interchangeable with 需. | 斯須, 須臾. Both refer to an extremely short period of time. The Book of Rites says: "Ritual and music cannot be departed from even for a moment." The Doctrine of the Mean says: "The Way cannot be departed from even for an instant."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shu(シュ) シュ

    su(ス) ス

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hige(ひげ) ひげ

    matsu(まつ) まつ

    mochi.iru(もち-いる) もち-いる

    moto.meru(もと-める) もと-める

    subekara.ku(すべか-らく) すべか-らく

    subeshi(すべし) すべし

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    頁 (ogai・ichinokai)

  • Related Keywords

    to use to require to wait moment beard necessary request must await compulsory essential imperative indispensable mandatory need obligatory prerequisite

Sentences including 須

  • Fluency in English is a must.

  • Where did you buy this teapot?

  • A carry-on bag is essential for travel.

  • She went to Takasu clinic.

  • Please fill out this form.

  • In Nagoya summers a fan is essential to help stay cool.

  • Our new product development efforts must be done from the end user's viewpoint.

  • You must be able to speak either English or Spanish in this company.

  • However he has to take it at fixed intervals, just one day without taking it is swiftly fatal.

  • Although an increase of unmarried mothers is needed in order to escape the declining birth rate for some reason public opinion in Japan is avoiding this argument.

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