必ず

かならず

without exception, always, certainly

Mnemonic

The heart with something run right through the middle of it. No exceptions and no discussion: it happens the way a cannery かなら runs, whether you turn up or not: かならず.

Worth knowing

Stronger than きっと. 必ず is a guarantee; きっと is confidence.

Built from

必

certain, necessary

A heart with a stroke driven clean through it.

Words sharing these kanji

必要 necessary, needed 必死 frantic, desperate

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