In Japanese what is the difference between these two words?

Question

Hitsuyo

And

Hoshii

and can they be used Interchangeably?

Answer 1

Hitsuyou means "need" or "necessity" and is a noun.

Hoshii is an adjective and means "wanted".

They are not synonyms and cannot be used interchangeably.

Answer 2

hitsuyou = need

hoshii = want

depends on the sentence.

ex.

i want you (anata ga hitsuyou)

i need you (anata ga hoshii)

i think these two are interchangeable, right? but i dont think other sentences are interchangeable.

ex.

kid : i need lots of candy mom.

mom : you really need candy? you just want to eat candy right?

kid : yeah..

im gonna say like that to my kids. lol

Answer 3

hitsuyo=is needed

hoshii=to want

it depends