Illustration: An adult sits at a home breakfast table holding their glasses just short of their face, urgently reaching to put them on. Without them, they have leaned so close to a small alarm clock that their nose nearly touches its casing.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

必ひつ需じゅ品ひん

hitsujuhin

necessity, essential item

Example sentences

カメラは私わたしの必需品ひつじゅひんでした。
The camera was essential for me.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
芸術げいじゅつは贅沢品ぜいたくひんではない、必需品ひつじゅひんだ。
Art is not a luxury, but a necessity.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
雪ゆきの多おおいところでは、灯油とうゆは必需品ひつじゅひんです。
In places where it snows a lot, kerosene is an indispensable item.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 必需品

必invariably; certainOnヒツKunかならず
需demand; requestOnジュ
品goods; refinementOnヒン・ホンKunしな

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