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やむおえない
Hiragana
やむをえない
Kanji
やむを得ない
Phrase
Japanese Meaning
「止むを得ない」の誤表記・言い誤りとして使われることがある表現。 / 本来は「やむをえない」と書き、「仕方がない」「避けることができない」という意味を持つ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
どうしてもそうしなければならないようすで、えらべるほかがないこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
无可奈何 / 别无选择 / 不得已
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
不得已 / 無可奈何 / 不可避免
Korean Meaning
어쩔 수 없는 / 불가피한 / 피할 수 없는
Vietnamese Meaning
không thể tránh khỏi / bất đắc dĩ / đành phải
Tagalog Meaning
walang ibang pagpipilian / di maiiwasan / kailangang gawin kahit ayaw
Sense（1）
Eggcorn of 止むを得ない (yamu o enai, “have no choice but to”).
（ romanization ）
Quizzes for review
Eggcorn of 止むを得ない (yamu o enai, “have no choice but to”).
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やむおえない
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I felt this situation was unavoidable.
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この状況はやむおえないと感じた。
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