What does kanji 須 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 須 is ought.

How is kanji 須 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 須 are すべから.く, すべし, ひげ, まつ, もち.いる, もと.める; the onyomi readings are ス, シュ.

What is the main radical of kanji 須?

The main radical for kanji 須 is 頁.

What words use kanji 須?

Example words that use kanji 須 include 暫く, 須らく, 須義, 須恵器.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 2

須

Meaning

Kanji 須

ought

ought, by all means, necessarily

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: すべから.くすべしひげまつもち.いるもと.める
Onyomi 音読み: スシュ
Nanori 名乗り: もとむぞ

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1339
Strokes: 12
Radical: 頁
Components: ハ • 彡 • 目 • 貝 • 頁
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

34 common entries

Showing 34 of 42 entries that include this kanji.

暫く

しばらく

for a moment

須らく

すべからく

absolutely (ought to)

須義

すぎ

cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

須恵器

すえき

Sue ware (type of unglazed pottery made from the middle of the Kofun era through the Heian era)

須佐之男

すさのお

Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)

須佐之男命

すさのおのみこと

Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)

須磨琴

すまごと

single-stringed Japanese zither

須弥山

しゅみせん

Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)

須弥壇

しゅみだん

dais for a Buddhist image

須要

しゅよう

absolutely necessary

須臾

しゅゆ

moment

須髯

しゅぜん

beard

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

水は人間にとって必須のものです。

water is essential for human beings.

学生は須らく勉学に励むべきだ。

students should strive to study hard.

彼女は急須でお茶を淹れた。

she made tea with a teapot.

須臾の間に姿を消した。

he disappeared in an instant.

夏休みに那須へ行きました。

i went to nasu during the summer vacation.