How to say 'Not always' in Japanese | 必ずしも

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The Japanese word for Not always is 'Kanarazushimo', written as 必ずしも in Japanese.'Not always' in hiragana is かならずしも.

word

必ずしも

Meaning

Not always

Reading

かならずしも

kanarazushimo

Kanji

必Inevitable, Certain

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '必ずしも (かならずしも)' is used to express that something is not necessarily or always the case. It is often used in negative sentences to indicate that a general statement does not apply universally. For example: rich people are not always happy「お金持ちは必ずしも幸せではない」(おかねもちはかならずしもしあわせではない). Success does not always mean happiness「成功は必ずしも幸せを意味しない」(せいこうはかならずしもしあわせをいみしない). This adverb is commonly paired with negative forms like 'ない' or 'とは限らない (とはかぎらない)' to emphasize that a situation is not absolute.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2912

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 必ずしも

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

必

Meaning

Inevitable, Certain

Hiragana in the Word 必ずしも

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ず

Reading

hiragana

し

Reading

Shi

hiragana

も

Reading

Words Related to 必ずしも Through the Kanji 必

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 必 as well.

word

必ず

Meaning

Always, Without fail

word

必要

Meaning

Necessary

word

必死

Meaning

Desperate

word

必然

Meaning

Inevitability

word

不必要

Meaning

Unnecessary

word

必死に

Meaning

Desperately

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