| Word form | hitsuyō |
| Original script | 必要 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | Another variant is hitsuyōsei 必要性 „necessity“ |
| Analyzability | analyzable compound |
| Gloss | hitsu-yō necessary-require |
| Age | Modern Japanese [21] (1868–2007) |
| Lexical stratum | kango |
| Year | 1872 |
| Register | General |
| Numeric frequency | 512.1 |