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すべからく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word すべからく

須らく
須く
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #38781
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

Kanji in this Word

12 strokes
Frequency: 1339
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

ought
by all means
necessarily

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シュ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
すべから.く
すべし
ひげ
まつ
もち.いる
もと.める
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
もとむ
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