必要不可欠

ひつようふかけつ

Meanings

1. な-adjective, の-adjective absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

Kanji

• 必 must. Read as ヒツ.
• 要 need. Read as ヨウ.
• 不 un-
• 可 possible
• 欠 lack. Read as ケツ.

Example sentences

• 教育は生活において最も必要不可欠な要素の一つ。
  Education is one of the most essential aspects of life.
• 水は生命に必要不可欠です。
  Water is indispensable to life.
• パスポートは外国に行くのに必要不可欠なものだ。
  You absolutely need a passport to travel to a foreign country.

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