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    3. べきでは無い

    べきでは無い

    べ​き​で​は​無ない​

    should not

    KMT8Ref L1AdjectiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab27 strokes

    可きではない

    べきではない

    Adjective

    1.
    should not, must not
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 27

    Speed1.0x

    そんなことを言いうべきではない。

    You shouldn't say such a thing.

    KMT6Core Concepts
    約やく束そくを破やぶるべきではないと彼かれは言いった。

    He said that one should not break promises.

    KMT8Core ConceptsDaily Life
    自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを押おし付つけるべきではない。

    You shouldn't force your opinions on others.

    KMT8Core ConceptsDaily Life
    法ほう律りつに違い反はんする行こう為いは決けっしてすべきではない。

    One should never commit acts that violate the law.

    KMT8Core ConceptsPolitics & Law
    公おおやけの場ばで個こ人じん的てきな感かん情じょうを露あらわにすべきではないと、私わたしは強つよく思おもう。

    I strongly believe that one should not openly express personal feelings in public.

    KMT9Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    無
    な.い…(2)
    nothingness・none・ain't・nothing・nil…(1)
    Kanji
    べ
    be
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
    で
    de
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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