止むを得ない
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 止 | 得 |
| や Grade: 2 |
え Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi | |
Alternative forms
- やむを得ない, 已むを得ない, やむおえない, やむ終えない (alternative spelling)
- やむ得ない, 止む得ない, 已む得ない (contraction)
- 止むを得ず, やむ終えず (negative continuative)
Phrase
止むを得ない (hiragana やむをえない, rōmaji yamu o enai)
- have no choice but to; it can't be helped; it's inevitable
Synonyms
- 止む無い (yamunai)
- 仕方が無い (shikataganai)
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