TAKOBOTO

It does not (necessarily) mean that 〜; I don't mean that 〜; It is not (true) that 〜; It is not the case that 〜
It doesn't necessarily mean he understood.

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ぜんぜんみこみがないわけではないが、あまりきたいはしないほうがいいでしょう

it does not mean that there is no hope, but you'd better not expect too much

あいつはばかというわけではないがそれにしても、やってることはどうかなあ。

While I am not saying he is stupid, I have my doubts when I look at what he is actually doing.

せかいじゅうのひとがおなじげんごをはなすわけではないので、げんざい、ほんやくにおおくのどりょくがついやされている。

Because people in the world don't speak the same language, much effort is now devoted to translation.

あのおとこしかいないわけではないよ。

He is not the only pebble on the beach.

あれはまったくあやまりというわけではない。

That is not altogether false.

きょうはとりわけあついというわけではない。

It is not especially hot today.

このきそくはあらゆるばあいにてきようされるわけではない。

This rule can not be applied to every case.

これらのたまごがぜんぶしんせんというわけではない。

It is not that all these eggs are fresh.

すべてのひとがわかいころのゆめをじつげんできるわけではない。

Not everyone can realize the dreams of his youth.

しりあいになれてうれしくないってわけじゃないんだよ。

It's not that I'm not happy to meet you.

にんげんははたらくためにうまれてきたわけではない。

It's not true that people were born in order to work.

たいいんしましたが、びょうきがなおってたいいんしたわけではないんです。

I was discharged from the hospital, but it doesn't mean I was cured and discharged.

つゆにはあめがふるけれど、ザーザーつよくふるわけではありません。

It rains during the rainy season, but it doesn't necessarily rain hard.

すべてがわたしのせきにんというわけではありません。

That is not altogether my fault.

かのじょはかならずしもすべてのしつもんにこたえたわけではない。

She did not answer all the questions.

きむがすべてというわけではない。

Money isn`t everything.

そのかいはとくにしゅっせきがよいわけではなかった。

The meeting was not particularly well attended.

-> negates what one would generally conclude from the previous statements or situation
=it does not (necessarily)mean that~; it does not (necessarily) follow that~

deeana

＊わけではない sentences and their context (whether before or after) are often connected by conjunctions like が and しかし.

FORMATION:
いＡ + わけではない
なＡ + な + わけではない
Ｖ(plain form) + わけではない

rubyhatchet

Used similarly to "That's not to say that ___"

Amatuka

I read manga for practice, and this phrase appears frequently in some form or another. I see it frequently when there has been some form of a misunderstanding (そういう訳じゃない、よ！)

LittleFish

that might be the opposite of という訳で (for that reason) but also used for summing up meetings. See [wake]

dc

Also you can say, というわけではありません
I feel わけではない is heavier maybe becuase it clearly denied with ない.

Miki

#4195 This わけではない is different usage.

Miki

This is 2kyuu

Bakurosareta

Grade corrected

teska