Jisho

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Words — 29 found

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1. ought to (verb); should (verb)See also ねばならない, after neg. verb stem
  • その
  • こと
  • すぐに
  • なに何か
  • てをう手を打た
  • ねばなるまい
Something must be done about it in no time.
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なければなるまい
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Auxiliary
1. should; must; ought toUsually written using kana alone, after the dictionary form of a verb
  • あなた
  • には
  • まず
  • さいしょ最初
  • たず尋ねる
  • べき
  • だった
  • でしょうか
Should I have asked you first?
Notes
可き: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. the way (something) ought to be
Noun
2. (present) state (of); how things are
Other forms
在り方 【ありかた】
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1. should do; ought to doUsually written using kana alone, See also するべき
  • わたし
  • なに
  • すべき
  • わからない
I don't know what to do.
Notes
す可き: Rarely-used kanji form.
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1. should do; ought to do
  • としよ年寄り
  • には
  • しんせつ親切
  • するべき
We should be kind to the aged.
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1. having to be; must be; should be; ought to beSee also である, See also なければならない
  • なに何よりもまず
  • けんこう健康
  • でなければならない
Above all, we must be healthy.
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でなければいけないでなければならぬ
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Auxiliary, 'ku' adjective (archaic)
1. must; should; ought toFormal or literary term, Usually written using kana alone, See also べき
  • かく
  • かいいん会員
  • かいひ会費
  • はら払う
  • べし
Each member has to pay a membership fee.
Auxiliary adjective, 'ku' adjective (archaic)
2. will (surely); be bound to; mustFormal or literary term, Usually written using kana alone
Auxiliary, 'ku' adjective (archaic)
3. will (do); shallFormal or literary term, Usually written using kana alone, indicates volition
Notes
可し: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Auxiliary
1. ought to have been; was ... right?equivalent to ただろう
Auxiliary
2. to do for (inferiors)Kansai dialect, from てやろう
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1. ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged toSee also ねばならない
  • これらの
  • せいひん製品
  • あら新た
  • なる
  • はんろ販路
  • かいたく開拓
  • せねばならない
We have to find a new market for these products.
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せねばならぬ
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1. should do; ought to do; must doSee also べし
  • この
  • ほうりつ法律
  • にほん日本
  • において
  • ゆうこう有効
  • すべし
This law shall have effect in Japan.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. bad; wrong; naughtyUsually written using kana alone
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2. must not (do, be); should not; ought not toUsually written using kana alone, after the -te form of a verb or adjective
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3. useless; no good; badUsually written using kana alone
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4. hopeless; beyond hopeUsually written using kana alone
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5. unfortunate; a shame; a pityUsually written using kana alone, used to express sympathy
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6. unable to drink (alcohol)Usually written using kana alone
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7. so as not to ...; so that ... (won't); in case ...; for fear that ...; lest ...Usually written using kana alone, as ...(すると|しては)いけない(から|ので)
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
1. sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
  • そんな
  • けいかく計画
  • しっぱい失敗
  • する
  • にきに決まっている
Such a plan is bound to fail.
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1. be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
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はずだ
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1. have to do; must; should; ought to
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なければなりませんなければいけない
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun or verb acting prenominally
1. that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...Usually written using kana alone, See also はずがない
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Noun
1. idealistic argument; perfectionist ideas; impracticable ideas; reasoning over how things ought to be
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1. should; must; ought toArchaic, Usually written using kana alone, See also べき
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1. ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged toSee also せねばならない
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1. should do; ought to do; must doUsually written using kana alone, See also すべき
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なす可き 【なすべき】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. cannot help (feeling); unbearably; awfully; irresistiblyas ...てならない
  • 気になって
  • ならない
  • おれ
  • おも思わず
  • めのまえ目の前
  • がくせい学生
  • 聞いて
  • しまった
It was on my mind so much that I unthinkingly asked the pupil in front of me.
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2. must not ...; should not ...as ...てはならない
  • ここ
  • 煙草を吸って
  • なりません
You are not to smoke here.
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3. must ...; have to ...; ought to ...as ...なくてはならない, ...なければならない, ...ねばならない, etc.
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4. cannot; unable to
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5. notDated term, as ...ではならない
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Kanji — 2 found

7.787430482352514
12 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
ought, by all means, necessarily
On: シュ
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81.81818181818183
12 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji.
notch of an arrow, ought, must, should be, expected
Kun: はず やはず
On: カツ
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Sentences — 209 found

  • 143889
    • としょかん図書館
    • しず静か
    • するべき
    You ought to be quiet in a library. Tatoeba
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Names — 2 found

アウターこ 【アウター湖】
Place
1. Lake Oughter
オートレッド
Unclassified name
1. Oughtred