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必至

ひっし

N1inevitable · unavoidable

Examples

準備が遅れれば日程の変更は必至だ。

このまま雨が続けば試合の中止は必至となる。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 必至(ひっし) expresses a judgment that an outcome is unavoidable.
  • Basic usage: Use it when saying a future outcome is inevitable, as in 変更は必至だ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • The same reading with a different meaning
    • 必死 is also read ひっし, but describes a desperate, all-out effort.

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