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必ずしも

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

必ずしも — “not necessarily, not always”

必ずしも (read かならずしも) means not necessarily, not always. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a adverb.

Reading

かならずしも

Meaning

not necessarily, not always

必ずしも in a sentence

高たかい物ものが必かならずしも良よいとは限かぎらない。

Expensive things are not necessarily good.

The kanji in 必ずしも

必certainly, must

Words that share a kanji with 必ずしも

必要ひつよう— necessary, needed
必ずかならず— without fail, certainly, surely
必死ひっし— desperate, frantic
必需品ひつじゅひん— necessity, essential item

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