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べく

usually kana

Meanings

  1. 1.
    aux, conjin order to; for the purpose of
  2. 2.
    aux, conjmust; should

Example sentences

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.

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べくべく

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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