すべからく
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word すべからく
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
須
12 strokes
Frequency: 1339
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
ought
by all means
necessarily
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ス
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
ぞ
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