〜とは限らない
N2〜とはかぎらない to wa kagiranai
not necessarily; not always
Formation
Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + とは限らない
Chinese meanings
未必;不一定
Chinese formation
动词・い形容词普通形+とは限らない;な形容词词干・名词+とは限らない
Chinese usage
否定某事总是成立的判断。
Chinese notes
常与必ずしも搭配。
Examples
- 値段が高いからといって、品質がいいとは限らない。Just because something is expensive doesn't necessarily mean it's good quality.价格高,品质未必就好。
- 専門家の意見がいつも正しいとは限らない。Experts' opinions are not always right.专家的意见未必总是正确的。
Notes
Denies that something is always true; often with 必ずしも or 〜からといって.
#negation#possibility
Related N2 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('to-wa-kagiranai');
{
"id": "to-wa-kagiranai",
"pattern": "〜とは限らない",
"reading": "〜とはかぎらない",
"romaji": "to wa kagiranai",
"level": "N2",
"meaning": "not necessarily; not always",
"formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + とは限らない",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "値段が高いからといって、品質がいいとは限らない。",
"furigana": "{値段|ねだん}が{高|たか}いからといって、{品質|ひんしつ}がいいとは{限|かぎ}らない。",
"en": "Just because something is expensive doesn't necessarily mean it's good quality."
},
{
"ja": "専門家の意見がいつも正しいとは限らない。",
"furigana": "{専門|せんもん}{家|か}の{意見|いけん}がいつも{正|ただ}しいとは{限|かぎ}らない。",
"en": "Experts' opinions are not always right."
}
],
"tags": [
"negation",
"possibility"
],
"notes": "Denies that something is always true; often with 必ずしも or 〜からといって.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "c9849392ec9bd57b69cf90160eb836890417e709998fd1badc8b01b8b827337f",
"meanings": [
"未必",
"不一定"
],
"formation": "动词・い形容词普通形+とは限らない;な形容词词干・名词+とは限らない",
"explanation": "否定某事总是成立的判断。",
"notes": "常与必ずしも搭配。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "値段が高いからといって、品質がいいとは限らない。",
"zh": "价格高,品质未必就好。"
},
{
"ja": "専門家の意見がいつも正しいとは限らない。",
"zh": "专家的意见未必总是正确的。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n2.json#to-wa-kagiranai",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "b7d002c356a5c4cd367395de2d2cee027749905cbf038f1dcfd9c7fd3200a823"
}
}