べき

See also: へき

Japanese

Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of べき – see the following entry.
【冪】H
[noun] (mathematics) a power
(This term, べき, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as べき, see Category:Japanese kanji read as べき.)

Suffix

べき • (-beki) 

  1. inflected form of べし

Usage notes
  • Appended to the plain form of verbs.
  • But するべき can be optionally contracted as すべき.

See also
  • べきではない (beki de wa nai): should not, must not
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