必至

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひつ > ひっ
Grade: 4

Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

From (hitsu, necessary) + (shi, reach).

Pronunciation

Adjective

必至 (-na inflection, hiragana ひっし, rōmaji hisshi)

  1. inevitable, certain, necessary
     ()けは (ひっ) ()だ。
    Make wa hisshi da.
    The defeat is inevitable.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with "必死". "必" means "inevitable to die", "必" means "inevitable to become".

Synonyms

Inflection

Noun

必至 (hiragana ひっし, rōmaji hisshi)

  1. inevitability, certainty, necessity

References

  1. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.
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