Word details
べからず
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word べからず.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Formal or literary term; At sentence end
must not (do); should not; do not
Examples
公園の掲示に「芝生に入るべからず」と書いてあった。
The notice in the park said, "Keep off the grass."
2
Formal or literary term
cannot
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
可
can, passable, approval
5 strokesFrequency 314JLPT N2Grade 5
On
カコク
Kun
-べ.き-べ.し
Nanori
よし
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