必ずしも

Japanese

Kanji in this term
必
Grade: 4

Etymology

Negative of 必ず (kanarazu, “without fail”)

Adverb

必ずしも (hiragana かならずしも, rōmaji kanarazushimo)

  1. not always, not all

Usage notes

  • Used with negative forms of verbs as a double negative, which is grammatically correct in Japanese
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