Japanese word

必然的

Pronunciation

Romajihitsuzenteki

Meaning

  • na-adjectiveinevitable

Example

その変化は必然的です。so no hen ka wa hitsu zen teki de su

That change is inevitable.

Illustration for 必然的 (inevitable)

More examples

この二つの条件から、その結論は必然的に導かれます。ko no futa tsu no jō ken ka ra so no ketsu ron wa hitsu zen teki ni michibi ka re ma su

Given these two conditions, that conclusion follows inevitably.

Core concept

Marks an event or state as something that conditions make certain to occur.

Common phrases

  • 必然的な結果hitsu zen teki na kek ka

    inevitable result

  • 必然的な結論hitsu zen teki na ketsu ron

    inevitable conclusion

  • 必然的に生じるhitsu zen teki ni shō ji ru

    arise inevitably

Similar words

不可避fukahi: Certain to happen because the conditions leave no way to prevent it.
必至hisshi: Certain to happen as the direct and expected result of a situation or process.

Definition in Japanese

原因や条件によって、ある結果が当然に生じるさま。gen in ya jō ken ni yo tte a ru kek ka ga tō zen ni shō ji ru sa ma

Word origin

必然的 (hitsuzenteki) is a Sino-Japanese formation from 必 (hitsu, "certain"), 然 (zen, "so"), and 的 (teki, "having the quality of"); 必然 (hitsuzen, "what must happen") becomes adjectival with 的.

Usage tips

  • Advanced speakers use 必然的な (hitsuzenteki na) before nouns and 必然的に (hitsuzenteki ni) before verbs to describe an unavoidable development.

Other meanings

  • necessaryna-adjective

Opposites

  • 偶然的gūzenmatoaccidentalna-adjective

Related words

  • 必然性hitsuzenseiinevitabilitynoun

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