わけではない
Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 訳ではない
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
Common word
Meanings
Expression
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
Example sentences
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I don't like either of them.
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That is not altogether bad.
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Not everyone can afford a car.
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Not all birds can fly.
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I wasn't born yesterday!
More examples (10)
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I do not like either of them.
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Both my parents are not alive.
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It is not always cold in Hokkaido.
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My mother is not always at home.
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All of them are not poor.
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He doesn't come here every day.
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He is not always late.
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Not everyone can be a poet.
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Every man cannot be happy.
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That is not altogether false.