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Grammar detail: にほかならない

にほかならない  none other than ~; nothing more or less than ~; undoubtedly ~
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Grammar Pattern
noun
noun phrase
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にほかならない
means
none other than ~; nothing more or less than ~; undoubtedly ~
にほかならない is a formal expression.
A speaker will use にほかならない to emphasize that there is no other possibility or explanation for X.
X will generally be a conclusion, reason or statement.
例文: Example Sentences
この
ほん
であ
出会
うんめい
運命
ほかならない
Coming across this book was nothing but fate.
せんせい
先生
きび
しい
こども
子供
たち
あい
している
からほかならない
The teacher is strict with the children undoubtedly because she loves them.
きかく
企画
とちゅう
途中
やめてしまう
むせきにん
無責任
ほかならない
Quitting a project halfway through is nothing but irresponsible.
せかい
世界
れきし
歴史
じゆう
自由
いしき
意識
しんぽ
進歩
ほかならない
The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.
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Kanji used in this grammar

レイ   example   たとえる to illustrate, to compare   たとえば for example   
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ブン   モン    literature   ふみ a letter   
ホン   book   もと origin   
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シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
カイ   エ   あ to meet   
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ウン   carry; luck   はこ to carry   
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メイ   ミョウ    life; fate   いのち life   
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セン   さき ahead   
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セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   う to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   お to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
ゲン   ゴン   きびしい severe   おごそ dignified, stately   
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シ   ス   こ child   
キョウ   ク   そなえる to make an offering   とも servant, attendant   
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アイ    love   
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キ   くわだてる to plan, to undertake, to attempt   
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ガ   カク   draw
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ト   road
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チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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ム   ブ   な not   
セキ   せめる to torture; to blame, accuse   
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ニン    responsibility   まか    まかせる to entrust (to)   
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セ   セイ   よ the world   
カイ    world   
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レキ    passing of time   
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シ    history   
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ジ   シ   みずか self   
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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イ    idea   
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シキ    knowledge, discrimination   
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シン   すす to advance   すすめる to promote, push   
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ホ   フ   ブ   ある    あゆ to walk   
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