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べく
Meanings
Auxiliary verb
Conjunction
Usually written in kana
1. in order to; for the purpose of
Auxiliary
Suffix
Usually written in kana
2. must; should
Alt. forms
べく
97%
ベク
2%
可
べ
く
Pitch accent
⚠
べ
く
Top 2800
Used in: 2670
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
なる
べく
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
べく
して
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
しかる
べく
appropriately; properly
然
しか
る
べく
appropriately; properly
あいなる
べく
は
if it is possible
成
な
る
べく
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
Examples (1 in total)
彼
かれ
らの
喧
けん
嘩
か
の
後
あと
、
雰
ふん
囲
い
気
き
を
和
やわ
らげる
べく
妻
つま
は
冗
じょう
談
だん
を
言
い
おうとやってみた。
After their quarrel, my wife tried to make some jokes to lighten up the mood.