止むを得ない

Japanese

Kanji in this term
止 得
や
Grade: 2
え
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
やむを得ない
已むを得ない

Alternative forms

Phrase

止(や)むを得(え)ない • (yamu o enai) -i (adverbial 止(や)むを得(え)なく (yamu o enaku))

  1. (idiomatic) have no choice but to; it can't be helped; it's inevitable

Inflection

Synonyms

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