Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of べく in Japanese

べく
Romaji
beku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    auxiliary verb, conjunction
    Meaning
    in order to; for the purpose of
    Example sentence
    書籍が学問に従うべく、学問が書籍に従うべからず。 Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
  • Parts of speech
    auxiliary, suffix
    Meaning
    must; should

Examples of , べく in a sentence