必ずしも

This is the 4591st most frequent Japanese word.

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必ずしも

Not necessarily.


必ずしも is used to express that something does not have to be the case—here it negates the necessity of being a genius.

このクラスで高得点を取るには、必ずしも天才である必要はありません。

To achieve high scores in this class, it is not necessarily required to be a genius.


必ずしも is used to indicate that eating healthfully might not be inherently easy.

健康的な食事をすることは必ずしも簡単ではありません。

Eating a healthy diet is not necessarily easy.


必ずしも is utilized to imply that the truthfulness of his story is not guaranteed or absolute.

彼の話は必ずしも事実ではないかもしれません。

His story might not necessarily be true.