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Japanese
Etymology
From 必ず (kanarazu, “certainly, (negative polarity) not necessarily”) + しも (shimo, emphatic word). The しも (shimo) can also be seen in 誰しも (dareshimo) and まだしも (madashimo).
Adverb
必ずしも • (kanarazushimo)
- (chiefly in the negative) not always, not all
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- 是の故に弟子は必ずしも師に如かずんばあらず、師は必ずしも弟子より賢ならず。
- Kono yue ni teishi wa kanarazushimo shi ni shikazunba arazu, shi wa kanarazushimo teishi yori ken narazu.
- For this reason, apprentices do not have to be inferior to their masters; masters do not have to be more virtuous than their apprentices.
Usage notes
- Sometimes paired with とは限らない (to wa kagiranai) in written Japanese.