Word Meaning とは限らない

とはかぎらない tohakagiranai

とは限らない is read as とはかぎらない (tohakagiranai) and means not necessarily so.

Meaning

English

  1. not necessarily so
  2. is not always true

Reading

Kana

とはかぎらない

Romaji

tohakagiranai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 103721 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

限りない

かぎりない

unlimited

数限りない

かずかぎりない

uncountable

最大限

さいだいげん

maximum

制限

せいげん

restriction

期限

きげん

term

権限

けんげん

power

限界

げんかい

limit

限定

げんてい

limit

最小限

さいしょうげん

minimum

限度

げんど

limit

限る

かぎる

to be best (for)

時限

じげん

(school) period

Example Sentences

10

You may or may not win.

Not everyone is dishonest.

The rich are not always happy.

You can't always win.

Bigger is not always better.

Theory and practice do not necessarily go together.

Not every bird can sing.

It is not necessarily so.

Blackboards are not always black.

Big men are not always strong.