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あらゆる Japanese meaning | Kotomora

あらゆる

あ

ら

ゆ

る

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

pre-noun adjectival

usually written using kana alone

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) meaning 'all kinds of' or 'every possible'. Used before nouns to express comprehensiveness.

あらゆる可か能のう性せいを考かんがえてみよう。
Let's consider every possibility.
彼かれ

は

あらゆる

手しゅ

段だん

を

試ため

し

た

。

He tried every possible means.

Written forms

あらゆるUsage100%
Standard kana spelling; the word is normally written in kana.
凡あらゆるUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; learners should use the kana spelling.
有あらゆるUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; learners should use the kana spelling.

Kanji

凡commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
有possess, have, exist

Similar words

全すべて
全て is a noun/adverb meaning 'all' or 'everything', while あらゆる is a pre-noun adjectival meaning 'every' or 'all kinds of' and must be followed by a noun.
色いろ々いろ
色々 is a na-adjective/noun/adverb meaning 'various', often implying diversity, while あらゆる emphasizes exhaustiveness.

Etymology

Derived from classical Japanese あらゆる, the attributive form of the verb あり (to be) with the auxiliary ゆ (spontaneous/passive). The exact historical development is uncertain, but it has been used as a pre-noun adjectival since early times.