あらゆる

あ

ら

ゆ

る

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

pre-noun adjectival

all; every

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.

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Usage patterns

あらゆる手しゅ段だんを尽つくすto try every possible means
彼かれは病びょう気きの娘むすめを救すくうためにあらゆる手しゅ段だんを尽つくした。
He tried every possible means to save his sick daughter.
あらゆる可か能のう性せいを検けん討とうするto consider every possibility
警けい察さつはあらゆる可か能のう性せいを検けん討とうしている。
The police are considering every possibility.
あらゆる分ぶん野やで活かつ躍やくするto be active in every field
その学がく者しゃはあらゆる分ぶん野やで活かつ躍やくしている。
That scholar is active in every field.
あらゆる場ば所しょを探さがすto search everywhere
なくした指ゆび輪わをあらゆる場ば所しょを探さがしたが、見みつからなかった。
I searched everywhere for the ring I lost, but couldn't find it.

Kanji

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

Related words

全すべてN3
全て is a noun/adverb meaning 'everything' or 'all', while あらゆる is a pre-noun adjective that must directly precede a noun, as in あらゆる手段 (every means).
いろいろN5
色々 emphasizes variety or diversity among things, while あらゆる emphasizes exhaustiveness, covering every single instance without exception.
各かく種しゅN1
各種 is a more formal, business-style word meaning 'various kinds (of)', whereas あらゆる is broader and stresses that literally every kind is included.
ありとあらゆる
あらゆる simply means 'every/all', while 有りとあらゆる is a more emphatic, exhaustive version meaning 'every single one without exception'.
いかなるN1
あらゆる emphasizes 'every possible kind' as a blanket statement, while いかなる in the 'no matter what' sense stresses that the type doesn't matter even in hypothetical or conditional cases.

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.

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.