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必かならずしも

N3
かならずしも kanarazushimo
  1. (not) always
  2. (not) necessarily
  3. (not) all
  4. (not) entirely
adverb

Chinese meanings

未必;不一定

Chinese notes

常与否定搭配,表示“未必”。

Examples

  • 金かね持もちが必かならずしも幸こう福ふくとは限かぎらない。
    The rich are not always happy.
    有钱人未必幸福。
  • 人ひとは必かならずしも見みかけ通どおりではない。
    A man is not always what he seems.
    人未必如外表所见。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('f7eb9ecbff'); // 必ずしも
{
  "id": "f7eb9ecbff",
  "word": "必ずしも",
  "reading": "かならずしも",
  "romaji": "kanarazushimo",
  "meanings": [
    "(not) always",
    "(not) necessarily",
    "(not) all",
    "(not) entirely"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1487410,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "金持ちが必ずしも幸福とは限らない。",
      "furigana": "{金持|かねも}ちが{必|かなら}ずしも{幸福|こうふく}とは{限|かぎ}らない。",
      "en": "The rich are not always happy.",
      "tatoeba_id": 179680
    },
    {
      "ja": "人は必ずしも見かけ通りではない。",
      "furigana": "{人|ひと}は{必|かなら}ずしも{見|み}かけ{通|どお}りではない。",
      "en": "A man is not always what he seems.",
      "tatoeba_id": 144443
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "afb3179da91bdfb9bab95220b0dec591c872dd0d902e930346cf8d3b02574db0",
    "meanings": [
      "未必",
      "不一定"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "金持ちが必ずしも幸福とは限らない。",
        "zh": "有钱人未必幸福。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "人は必ずしも見かけ通りではない。",
        "zh": "人未必如外表所见。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/f7eb9ecbff",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1487410; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "常与否定搭配,表示“未必”。",
    "review_hash": "68e3e0bdff2e542f2a30e9b380145641efd60367cb9e18e7a6a70d9665739f69"
  }
}