1) 可べく #3,038 Link copied! べく [1] Meaning Shirabe ① Auxiliary Conjunction Usually kana in order to; for the purpose of ② Auxiliary Conjunction Usually kana must; should See also: 可き (べき), 可し (べし) 書籍しょせきが学問がくもんに従したがうべく、学問がくもんが書籍しょせきに従したがうべからず。 Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books. Forms べく#3,038べく可く#217,933可べく
2) べくして #74,790 Link copied! Meaning Shirabe ① Suffix Conjunction Usually kana as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course with the same verb before and after 起おこるべくして起おこった事故じこだった。 It was an accident that was waiting to happen. ② Suffix Conjunction Usually kana though possible as it may be Forms べくして#74,790べくして可くして(rarely used kanji form)可べくして
