Word Meaning 余儀なく

よぎなく yoginaku

余儀なく is read as よぎなく (yoginaku) and means unavoidably.

Meaning

English

  1. unavoidably
  2. necessarily
  3. inevitably

Reading

Kana

よぎなく

Romaji

yoginaku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 12659 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

余儀ない

よぎない

unavoidable

余儀

よぎ

another method

余の儀

よのぎ

another method

余儀なくされる

よぎなくされる

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will)

余業無く

よぎょうなく

unavoidably

余念無く

よねんなく

earnestly

余裕

よゆう

composure

余暇

よか

leisure

余剰

よじょう

surplus

余韻

よいん

suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

余興

よきょう

performance (at a party or banquet, etc.)

Example Sentences

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The government was obliged to make changes in its foreign policy.

Our neighbors were forced to sell their house.

Because of the volcanic eruption, many people were forced to evacuate.

A sudden illness forced her to cancel her appointment.

The delay forced us to stay overnight in an expensive hotel.

Weakness brought on by a number of respiratory ailments had forced him just last week to announce that he was giving up his conducting career.