40 results for べく

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  1. Auxiliary, Conjunction

    in order to; for the purpose of

    Usually written using kana alone

    書籍が学問に従うべく、学問が書籍に従うべからず。
    Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.

  2. must; should

    Usually written using kana alonesee べきsee べし

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べく

Nounlast (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

べく杯べくはい

Nounsake cup shaped so it cannot be put down until emptied

可くしてべくして

Suffix, Conjunctionas it is bound to (happen); following the natural course · though possible as it may be

べくもない

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)cannot possibly be

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Nounvector · (disease) vector · vector

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コートを探してます。背が低いので、丈は短めで、なるべくすっきりしたデザインのものを。

I'm looking for a coat. I'm short so the length should be on the short side, and as refined a design as possible.

Break it down Tatoeba

漢字を書くときは点やはらいに気をつけて、なるべく早くていねいに書きましょう。

When drawing kanji be careful of dots and sweeps, write as carefully and quickly as possible.

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なるべく安いほうがいいです。

I would like the least expensive one.

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Names

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白べく

Beku

Family or surname