止むを得ない (やむをえない): meaning and examples
Key takeaways
止むを得ない (やむをえない) means cannot be helped / unavoidable.
See example sentences below.
Japanese word 止むを得ない: cannot be helped / unavoidable. Meanings and example sentences.
止むを得ない (やむをえない) means cannot be helped / unavoidable.
See example sentences below.
cannot be helped / unavoidable
この遅刻はやむをえない。
Translation
This lateness cannot be helped.
やむをえない事情で休みます。
Translation
I will be absent due to unavoidable circumstances.
Kanji 得: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
Kanji 得: meanings, readings, and example words.
Kanji 止: stop, halt
Kanji 止: meanings, readings, and example words.