How to say "Not necessarily" or "Not always" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Not necessarily" or "Not always" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Not necessarily" or "Not always" is "Kanarazushimo", written in japanese as "必ずしも".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The adverb '必ずしも (かならずしも)' means 'not necessarily' or 'not always'. It is used to indicate that something is not guaranteed or certain, or that a statement may not be entirely true or applicable in all cases. For example: I don't necessarily agree with that - (私はそれに必ずしも同意しない). The weather is not always sunny in the summer - (夏に必ずしも天気が良いわけではない).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "必" means "Inevitable" and "Certain" and can be read as "Hitsu" and "Kanara"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Kanarazushimo" mean in japanese?

"Kanarazushimo" means "Not necessarily" or "Not always" .

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How to write "Not necessarily" or "Not always" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ず" is read as "zu". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "も" is read as "mo". The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". And The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.