必ず

• 読み: かならず
• ローマ字: kanarazu
• 漢字の分解: 必 (hitsu/kanara) — certain, inevitable, necessary
• 発音: /ka.na.ɾa.zɯ/

意味

Always; without exception; certainly; without fail. Indicates something will definitely happen or must be done.

An adverb expressing certainty or obligation. Stronger than きっと (kitto, surely), conveying near-absolute certainty (close to 100%). Often used for promises, rules, and habitual actions. Common in instructions: 必ず確認してください (please make sure to check). The related adjective is 必要 (hitsuyou, necessary).

例文

1. 出かける前に必ず鍵を確認します。
2. 約束は必ず守ってください。
3. 毎朝必ずコーヒーを飲むようにしています。

使い方ガイド

場面: rules, promises, daily habits

トーン: firm

起源と歴史

The kanji 必 is thought to depict a pole with two sides pressed together, representing something inevitably held together — a certainty that cannot be separated.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal