必 = ノ + 心

必 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “invariably”. It is built from ノ (katakana no) and 心 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 685. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: invariably
RTK frame: 685
Strokes: 5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ヒツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): かなら.ず
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: неизменно, certain
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 必 surely

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 必

How to find 必 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “katakana no” + “heart”. 必 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 必 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.