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必要 [ichi1,news1,nf01] 必用
ひつよう [ichi1,news1,nf01]
1. [adj-na]
《必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed》
▶ necessary
▶ needed
▶ essential
▶ indispensable
2. [n]
▶ necessity
▶ need
▶ requirement



History:
4. A 2013-05-20 00:20:57  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
See how this goes...
  Diff:
@@ -21,0 +21,1 @@
+<s_inf>必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed</s_inf>
3. A* 2013-05-19 20:32:44  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
a note might be appropriate.  would be difficult to keep them separate as the glosses would end up being identical
2. A* 2013-05-18 00:09:59  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I feel this is very subtle. Both Kojien and Daijrin give 必用 as a meaning for 必要 and vice versa. It could be split, with 必用 xrefed to 必要, or there could be a note saying 必用 implies something has to be used rather than is just needed, or we can leave it how it is.... Comments?
1. A* 2013-05-16 16:55:11 
  Comments:
必用 -必ず用いるもの、必ず用いなくてはならないこと、動作主が能動的に使う
例:「指定の運動靴必用のこと」

必要 -必ず要るもの、なくてはならないこと
例:「眼鏡が必要になる」

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