Japanese word

必然

Pronunciation

Romajihitsuzen

Meaning

  • na-adjectiveinevitable

Example

この流れなら変化は必然です。ko no naga re na ra hen ka wa hitsu zen de su

Given this trend, change is inevitable.

Illustration for 必然 (inevitable)

More examples

十分な準備をすれば、成功は必然になります。jū bun na jun bi o su re ba sei kō wa hitsu zen ni na ri ma su

With enough preparation, success becomes inevitable.

Core concept

Describes an outcome that follows from existing conditions so firmly that it cannot be avoided.

Common phrases

  • 必然だhitsu zen da

    be inevitable

  • 必然となるhitsu zen to na ru

    become inevitable

Similar words

必至hisshi: Describes an outcome that follows inevitably from a given situation or chain of events.
不可避fukahi: Describes an outcome for which prevention is impossible under the circumstances.

Definition in Japanese

ある条件や事情から、避けようとしても避けられず、当然そうなること。a ru jō ken ya ji jō ka ra sa ke yō to shi te mo sa ke ra re zu tō zen sō na ru ko to

Word origin

必 (hitsu, "certainly") + 然 (zen, "so") forms a Sino-Japanese word for something that is necessarily so.

Usage tips

  • 必然 (hitsuzen) often has a formal, abstract tone in conversation, especially when speakers discuss causes and consequences.

Other meanings

  • necessaryna-adjective

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