Word details
すべからく
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word すべからく.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Usu. used with べし or べき
absolutely (ought to); by all means
Examples
子たる者すべからく親の命に従うべし。
Children should obey their parents.
2
Non-standard usage
all; entirely
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
須
ought, by all means, necessarily
12 strokesFrequency 1,339JLPT N1Grade 8
On
スシュ
Kun
すべから.くすべしひげまつもち.いるもと.める
Nanori
もとむぞ
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