expression, adverb

  1. unavoidably, inevitably, necessarily, reluctantly, against one's will.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
やむを得ず やむをえず
 
 
 
止むを得ず やむをえず
 
 
 
已むを得ず やむをえず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

gain, get, find
トク え.る う.る (4th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to get, complacent, to obstruct
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)