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必然
Meaning in Englishinevitable, necessary
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What it means
必然 means inevitability or necessity; it denotes that something will occur as a necessary consequence given conditions, rather than by chance.
Main meanings
- inevitability — hitsuzen
- necessity or unavoidable outcome — hitsuzensei
- the adjective form 必然的 meaning 'inevitable' — hitsuzenteki
- opposite or contrasting idea: 偶然 (guuzen) meaning coincidence or chance
How to use it
Used as a noun to express inevitability; in formal, philosophical, and analytical contexts it signals that a result is determined by conditions and not by random chance; can be followed by の, だ, or used in phrases with -性 or -的 to form related terms; in everyday speech it can appear when people feel a situation is unavoidable.
Variants and close terms
- 必然性 — hitsuzensei (inevitability)
- 必然的 — hitsuzenteki (inevitable)
- 偶然 — guuzen (coincidence, chance)
- 当然 — tozen (natural, of course)
Composition
- 必: must, certain; expresses necessity
- 然: thus, so; indicates a state or consequence
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Noun/na-adjective (na-adjective)
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Related words by kanji and components
N3
必ずしも
kanarazu shimo
not necessarily, not always
N3
偶然
guuzen
chance, coincidence, by accident
N3
依然
izen
still, as before, unchanged
N3
天然
tennen
nature, spontaneity
N3
突然
totsuzen
abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly
N3
必死
hisshi
desperation, frantic, inevitable result
N3
当然
touzen
obvious; natural
N4
必ず
kanarazu
always, certainly, without fail
N4
必要
hitsuyou
necessary, need
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