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なるべく

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
成る可く
なる可く

Etymology

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From なる (naru, “to become”) + べく (beku, adverbial form of べし (beshi, “possible, able; should”)).[1][2]

First cited to the 1890s.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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なるべく • (naru beku) 

  1. [from 1890s] as... as possible
    なるべく早(はや)くおいでください。
    Naru beku hayaku oide kudasai.
    Please come as soon as possible/as soon as you can.
  2. [from 1890s] if possible
    なるべくなら明日(あした)までに欲(ほ)しいのですが。
    Naru beku nara ashita made ni hoshii no desu ga.
    I'd like to have it by tomorrow, if possible.

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “成る可く”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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