Vocabulary

What does やむを得ない (やむをえない, yamuwoenai) mean?

やむを得ない (やむをえない, yamuwoenai) means cannot be helped; unavoidable.

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Readingやむをえない
Romajiyamuwoenai
Part of speechexpression, i-adjective
やむをえない
yamuwoenai

cannot be helped; unavoidable

  1. 1expression · i-adjective cannot be helped; unavoidable

Also written: 止むを得ない、已むを得ない、止むをえない

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