止むを得ない

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

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

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Phrase[edit]

()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

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