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Japanese
Etymology 1
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(This term, べき (beki), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as べき, see Category:Japanese kanji read as べき.)
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Suffix
べき • (-beki)
- inflected form of べし
Usage notes
- Appended to the plain form of verbs.
- But するべき can be optionally contracted as すべき.
See also
- べきではない (beki de wa nai): should not, must not