(ひつようせい)

ひつようせい
noun
necessity
formal
1. necessity, need
The quality or state of being required or essential.
改革(かいかく)必要性(ひつようせい)(かん)じる
I feel the necessity for reform.
説明(せつめい)必要性(ひつようせい)ある
There is a need for explanation.
必要性(ひつようせい)(うった)える
Appeal for the necessity of something.

必要性(ひつようせい) emphasizes the "nature" or "quality" of being necessary. More abstract and formal than 必要(ひつよう).

Common patterns

Similar words

  • 必要(ひつよう): necessary, need (common, practical)
  • 必要性(ひつようせい): necessity (abstract quality, formal)

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