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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜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

  • 値ね段だんが高たかいからといって、品ひん質しつがいいとは限かぎらない。
    Just because something is expensive doesn't necessarily mean it's good quality.
    价格高,品质未必就好。
  • 専せん門もん家かの意い見けんがいつも正ただしいとは限かぎらない。
    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

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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"
  }
}