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なるべく

N4
narubeku
  1. as much as possible
adverb

Also written 成るべく

Chinese meanings

尽可能

Examples

  • なるべく安やすいほうがいいです。
    I would like the least expensive one.
    尽可能便宜的比较好。
  • なるべくゆっくり話はなしてもらえますか。
    Could you speak as slowly as possible?
    能尽量说慢一点吗?
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('626ae1ff39'); // なるべく
{
  "id": "626ae1ff39",
  "word": "なるべく",
  "reading": "なるべく",
  "romaji": "narubeku",
  "meanings": [
    "as much as possible"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1375620,
  "other_forms": [
    "成るべく"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "なるべく安いほうがいいです。",
      "furigana": "なるべく{安|やす}いほうがいいです。",
      "en": "I would like the least expensive one.",
      "tatoeba_id": 199061
    },
    {
      "ja": "なるべくゆっくり話してもらえますか。",
      "furigana": "なるべくゆっくり{話|はな}してもらえますか。",
      "en": "Could you speak as slowly as possible?",
      "tatoeba_id": 199062
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "ab6a9164c816c323d860c55e32469bbb5fda204d2b7c1fdd8386bc9644b37ef7",
    "meanings": [
      "尽可能"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "なるべく安いほうがいいです。",
        "zh": "尽可能便宜的比较好。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "なるべくゆっくり話してもらえますか。",
        "zh": "能尽量说慢一点吗?"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/626ae1ff39",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "ca25880d86e57e9048a243ea4544540e795c25d84a26df88f4c8459c4c339889"
  }
}