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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

Expresses strong certainty or obligation: something will definitely happen or must be done. Often used in rules, promises, and predictions.

Related words· 9

絶対に is more emphatic and often used in negative or strongly personal statements, while 必ず is neutral and used for rules, promises, or predictions.

きっと expresses the speaker's personal conviction or hope ('I'm sure'), whereas 必ず states something as an objective certainty or obligation.

必ず means 'without fail' in an objective, factual sense, while 是非 expresses the speaker's own strong wish or urging.

必ず is a neutral word for 'definitely, without exception', while 決まって often implies a predictable, sometimes annoying pattern.

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絶ぜっ対たいN4
必ず is an adverb meaning 'without fail' or 'always', often used for rules or natural consequences, while 絶対(に) is stronger and more subjective, expressing personal conviction or an unconditional demand.
一いち定じょうN1
必ず is the everyday modern word for 'certainly/without fail', while 一定 is a dated literary adverb with the same meaning.
是ぜ非ひともN3
是非とも expresses an urgent wish or request (please do this), while 必ず emphasizes certainty that something will happen without fail.

Don't confuse with

必ず means 'always' or 'without fail' in affirmative sentences, while 必ずしも is used only with negatives to mean 'not necessarily'.

必ず means 'without fail' and states an objective certainty or rule, whereas てっきり marks a subjective assumption that turns out to be wrong.