Word Meaning やむを得ず

やむをえず yamuoezu

やむを得ず is read as やむをえず (yamuoezu) and means unavoidably.

Meaning

English

unavoidably
inevitably
necessarily
reluctantly
against one's will

Reading

Kana

やむをえず

Romaji

yamuoezu

Writing Variants

止むを得ず やむをえず yamuoezu
已むを得ず やむをえず yamuoezu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 67537 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

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やむ得ず

やむえず

unavoidably

やもう得ない

やもうえない

cannot be helped

やらざるを得ない

やらざるをえない

cannot avoid doing

使わざるを得ず

つかわざるをえず

forced to use

万止むを得ず

ばんやむをえず

there is no hope

虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず

こけつにいらずんばこじをえず

nothing ventured, nothing gained

所得

しょとく

income

得意

とくい

one's strong point

取得

しゅとく

obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.)

説得

せっとく

persuasion

得

とく

rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

心得る

こころえる

to (understand and) accept (a responsibility)

Example Sentences

私はやむを得ずそこへ行った。

I went there of necessity.

彼らはやむを得ず出発を延期した。

They were compelled to postpone their departure.

病気のため、彼はやむを得ず退学した。

Illness forced him to give up school.

彼女はやむを得ずその計画をあきらめた。

She was obliged to give up the plan.

直行便がなかったので、やむを得ず北京経由で行った。

I went via Beijing of necessity because there wasn't a direct flight.