必ずしも
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term |
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必 |
かなら Grade: 4 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology edit
Negative of 必ず (kanarazu, “without fail”)
Adverb edit
必ずしも • (kanarazushimo)
Usage notes edit
- Used with negative forms of verbs as a double negative, which is grammatically correct in Japanese.
- Sometimes paired with とは限らない in written Japanese.