〜わけではない
N2it is not that, it doesn't (necessarily) mean that
Formation: V / い-adj plain + わけではない; な-adj + な/である + わけではない; N + の/である + わけではない (also N + というわけではない)
Denies a conclusion that the listener might draw from the situation or from what was just said. With words like 全部, 必ずしも, 別に or いつも it gives a partial negation: not all, not always. It is common in speech and writing; わけじゃない is the casual form. Compare 〜わけがない, which flatly says something is impossible, while わけではない only corrects an assumption. 〜とは限らない is close but is used for general rules ('not necessarily so'), and it often appears together with 〜からといって.
Variants: 〜わけじゃない、〜わけでもない、〜というわけではない、〜わけではありません
Examples
- 肉が嫌いなわけではないが、あまり食べない。
It's not that I dislike meat, but I don't eat much of it. - 高い店だからといって、必ずしもおいしいわけではない。
Just because a restaurant is expensive doesn't mean the food is good. - 全員がこの案に賛成しているわけではない。
Not everyone is in favor of this proposal.
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