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止む得ない
Hiragana
やむをえない / やむえない
Kanji
止むを得ない
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Japanese Meaning
やむをえない（止むを得ない）の別表記・表現。事情があってどうしようもない、避けることができないさま。
Easy Japanese Meaning
どうしてもそうするしかないようすをあらわすことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
不得不 / 不得已的 / 无可奈何的
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
不得不 / 無可奈何 / 不可避免
Korean Meaning
어쩔 수 없다 / 불가피하다 / 부득이하다
Vietnamese Meaning
đành phải; không còn lựa chọn / bất đắc dĩ / không thể tránh khỏi
Tagalog Meaning
hindi maiiwasan / walang magawa / napipilitan
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Alternative spelling of 止むを得ない (yamu o enai, “have no choice but to”)
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Alternative spelling of 止むを得ない (yamu o enai, “have no choice but to”)
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止む得ない
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In this situation, he has no choice but to act.
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この状況では、彼は行動を止む得ない。
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