Chinese

Verb

必需

1. to need; to require (especially when used as an auxiliary verb)

Adjective

必需

1. essential; indispensable (when used as an attributive)

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology

/pit͡sud͡ʑu/ → /fit͡sud͡ʑu/ → /hit͡sud͡ʑu/

From Middle Chinese compound 必需 ‎(pjit sju, literally “necessary + need, require, demand”). Compare modern Min Nan reading pit-su.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ひつじゅ [hìtsújú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [çit͡sɯᵝd͡ʑɯᵝ]

Noun

必需 ‎(hiragana ひつじゅ, romaji hitsuju)

1. need, necessity, requirement, essentialness, indispensability

Derived terms

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9