Japanese

Adverb

必ず ‎(hiragana かならず, romaji kanarazu)

1. absolutely, categorically, certainly, definitely, surely
   • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説:

     サヌアにて我々 (われわれ)は、「夜 (よる)は必 ('かなら)ず明 ('あ)ける」と唱 (とな)える学生 (がくせい)らの声 (こえ)を聞 (き)いた。

     Sanua nite wareware wa, “Yoru wa kanarazu akeru” To tonaeru gakuseira no koe o kiita.

     In Sanaa, we heard the students who chanted, "The night must come to an end."

2. inevitably, invariably, without fail, necessarily, always

Synonyms

• (absolutely): 絶対に, 無条件に, 何があっても
• (inevitably): 必然的に

Related terms

• 必 (かなら)ずしも ‎(kanarazu shi mo): (not) always; (not) certainly
  • Negative form only applies for negative sentences