"必ずしも" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

Forms: 必ずしも [canonical] (ruby: (かなら)), kanarazushimo [romanization]
Etymology: From 必(かなら)ず (kanarazu, “certainly, (negative polarity) not necessarily”) + しも (shimo, emphatic word). The しも (shimo) can also be seen in 誰しも (dareshimo) and まだしも (madashimo). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|必ず|かならず|しも|しも|pos2=emphatic word|t1=certainly, (negative polarity) not necessarily}} 必(かなら)ず (kanarazu, “certainly, (negative polarity) not necessarily”) + しも (shimo, emphatic word), {{ja-r|しも}} しも (shimo) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|かならずしも}} 必(かなら)ずしも • (kanarazushimo)
  1. (chiefly in the negative) not always, not all
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Download raw JSONL data for 必ずしも meaning in Japanese (2.3kB)

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