BloomkoJLPT N3 · Adverbs of degree
必ずしも
かならずしも
not necessarily
Stroke order of 必ずしも
4 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
必 · 5 strokesず · 5 strokesし · 1 strokesも · 3 strokes
Memory trick
A heart 心 with a slash 丿 cut through it means certain, but with 'not' it is not necessarily.
Parts: 必 surely (心 heart + 丿) + ず kana + しも kana
The characters in 必ずしも
Example sentence
高いものが必ずしも良いとは限りません。
たかいものがかならずしもよいとはかぎりません。
Expensive things are not necessarily good.