Word Meaning 止む無く

やむなく yamunaku

止む無く is read as やむなく (yamunaku) and means out of necessity.

Meaning

English

  1. out of necessity
  2. with no other option
  3. perforce
  4. unavoidably
  5. reluctantly
  6. unwillingly

Reading

Kana

やむなく

Romaji

yamunaku

Writing Variants

  • 已む無く やむなく yamunaku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 45904 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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止ん事無い

やんごとない

noble (birth)

止血

しけつ

stopping of bleeding

止血法

しけつほう

hemostatic method

止血帯

しけつたい

tourniquet

何気無く

なにげなく

unintentionally

事無く

ことなく

without ...

止まる

とまる

to alight

止め金

とめがね

clasp

止む

やむ

to cease