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    3. 必ずしも

    必ずしも

    必かならず​し​も​

    (not) always

    N3KMT3News #5+1CoreAdverbCore ConceptsKanji Vocab13 strokes

    かならずしも

    Adverb

    1.
    (not) always, (not) necessarily, (not) entirely, (not) all

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    お金かね持もちが必かならずしも幸 せとは限かぎりません。

    Rich people are not necessarily happy.

    KMT3Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    高たかいものが必かならずしも良よいものとは限かぎりません。

    Expensive things are not necessarily good.

    KMT3Core ConceptsDaily Life
    彼かれの意い見けんが必かならずしも正ただしいとは言いえない。

    It cannot necessarily be said that his opinion is correct.

    KMT4Core Concepts
    成せい績せきが良よいからといって、必かならずしも頭あたまが良よいとは限かぎらない。

    Just because someone has good grades doesn't necessarily mean they are smart.

    KMT4Education
    経けい験けんが長ながい人ひとが必かならずしも仕 事 ができるとは限かぎりません。

    People with long experience are not necessarily good at their jobs.

    KMT4Work & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    必
    かなら.ず…(1)
    invariably・certain・inevitable
    Kanji
    ず
    zu
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
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