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Japanese word 止むを得ない: cannot be helped / unavoidable. Meanings and example sentences.

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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.

止むを得ない at a glance

止むを得ない
やむをえないyamuwoenai
N1expr
cannot be helped / unavoidable
止むを得ないやむをえないyamuwoenaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 止むを得ない

Core meaning

cannot be helped / unavoidable

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この遅刻はやむをえない。

Translation

This lateness cannot be helped.

Example 2

やむをえない事情で休みます。

Translation

I will be absent due to unavoidable circumstances.

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