JLPT N4 · Certainty & attitude

かならず

without fail

Stroke order of かならず

4 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

か · 3 strokes な · 4 strokes ら · 2 strokes ず · 5 strokes

Memory trick

KANARAZU — 'can a rods': you can, a rods always, without fail.

Parts: adverb; with intent or promise

The characters in かならず

かか — ka (3 strokes)
なな — na (4 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)
ずず — zu (5 strokes)

Example sentence

明日かならず来ます。

あしたかならずきます。

I will come tomorrow without fail.

More words: Certainty & attitude

もしかしたらperhaps; possibly やはりas expected; after all やっぱりas expected; after all まさかsurely not; no way どうせanyway; after all せっかくwith much trouble; specially わざわざgoing out of one's way わざとon purpose なるべくas much as possible ちゃんとproperly; neatly

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