JLPT N1 · な-adjective

不可欠 (fukaketsu)

不可欠 (ふかけつ, fukaketsu) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “indispensable; essential”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ふかけつ
Romaji: fukaketsu
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

indispensable; essential · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

自由こそ不可欠なものだ。

Freedom is the breath of life.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 不可欠

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	不可欠だ	ふかけつだ fukaketsuda
Present (polite)	不可欠です	ふかけつです fukaketsudesu
Negative	不可欠じゃない	ふかけつじゃない fukaketsujanai
Past	不可欠だった	ふかけつだった fukaketsudatta
Negative past	不可欠じゃなかった	ふかけつじゃなかった fukaketsujanakatta
Te-form	不可欠で	ふかけつで fukaketsude
Before a noun	不可欠な	ふかけつな fukaketsuna
Adverb (~ni)	不可欠に	ふかけつに fukaketsuni

Kanji in 不可欠

不

negative, non-, badフ・ブ · 4 strokes

可

can, passable, approvalカ・コク・-べ.き・-べ.し · 5 strokes

欠

lack, gap, failケツ・ケン・か.ける・か.く · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 不可欠.

不便ふべんinconvenience不ふun-不安ふあんanxiety不可ふかwrong不幸ふこうunhappiness不正ふせいinjustice不足ふそくinsufficiency不通ふつうsuspension不平ふへいdiscontent不満ふまんdissatisfaction不利ふりdisadvantage不思議ふしぎwonderful不自由ふじゆうdiscomfort不ぶun-

Source: JMdict entry 1491400 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.