須
must; ought; by all means; necessarily
12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1339.
Readings
- ス (on reading): 必須 (ひっす) indispensable; 須恵器 (すえき) Sue ware (type of unglazed pottery made from the middle of the Kofun era through the Heian era)
- シュ (on reading): 須弥壇 (しゅみだん) dais for a Buddhist image; 須要 (しゅよう) absolutely necessary
- すべからく (kun reading)
- すべし (kun reading)
- ひげ (kun reading): 龍須糖 (りゅうのひげ) Dragon's beard candy
- まつ (kun reading)
- もちいる (kun reading)
- もとめる (kun reading)
Components
- 彡
- 頁
- ハ radical eight, katakana ha
- 彡 radical bristles; hair
- 目 radical eye
- 貝 radical shell; money
- 頁 radical head; page
Kanji containing 須
- 鬚 beard
Words using 須
- 必須 (ひっす) indispensable
- 須恵器 (すえき) Sue ware (type of unglazed pottery made from the middle of the Kofun era through the Heian era)
- 横須賀線 (よこすかせん) Yokosuka Line
- 急須 (きゅうす) small teapot
- 必須条件 (ひっすじょうけん) essential condition
- 須弥壇 (しゅみだん) dais for a Buddhist image
- 須要 (しゅよう) absolutely necessary
- 須弥山 (しゅみせん) Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
- 須髯 (しゅぜん) beard
- 須臾 (しゅゆ) moment
- 龍須糖 (りゅうのひげ) Dragon's beard candy
22 words in all.