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止むを得ない

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
やむを得ない
已むを得ない

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) むをえない [yàmúóéꜜnàì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ja̠mɯ̟o̞e̞na̠i]

Phrase

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()むを()ない (yamu o enai-i (adverbial ()むを()なく (yamu o enaku))

  1. (idiomatic) have no choice but to; it can't be helped; it's inevitable

Inflection

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Synonyms

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