"止むを得ない" meaning in 日語

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Phrase

Forms: やむを得ない [alternative, kanji], 已むを得ない [alternative, kanji], やむ得ない [alternative], 止む得ない [alternative], 已む得ない [alternative], 止むを得ず [alternative], やむ終えず [negative, continuative, alternative], 止むを得ない [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), yamu o enai [romanization], 止むを得なく [continuative] (ruby: (), ()), 止むを得なかろ [imperfective], 止むを得なく [continuative], 止むを得なけれ [hypothetical], 止むを得なかれ [imperative], 止むを得なくない [informal, negative], 止むを得なかった [informal, past], 止むを得なくなかった [informal, past, negative], 止むを得ないです [formal], 止むを得なくないです [formal, negative], 止むを得なかったです [formal, past], 止むを得なくなかったです [formal, past, negative], 止むを得なくて [conjunctive], 止むを得なければ [hypothetical], 止むを得なかったら [provisional], 止むを得なかろう [volitional], 止むを得なく [continuative], 止むを得なさ [degree]
  1. 不得已 Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: zh-止むを得ない-ja-phrase-NTyVBUTZ Categories (other): 日語俗語
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 止む無い (yamunai) (ruby: (), ()), 仕方が無い (shikataganai) (ruby: (), (かた), ()), ざるを得ない (zaru o enai) (ruby: ())

Alternative forms

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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "使用訓讀的日語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "寫作「得」讀作「え」的日語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "寫作「止」讀作「や」的日語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「を」的日語詞",
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    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日語イ形容詞",
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    {
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日語詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有1個詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有二年級漢字的日語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有五年級漢字的日語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有兩個漢字的日語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有多個讀音的日語詞",
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      "source": "w"
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      "form": "やむを得ない",
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        "alternative",
        "kanji"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "已むを得ない",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "やむ得ない",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止む得ない",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "已む得ない",
      "raw_tags": [
        "縮約"
      ],
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得ず",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "やむ終えず",
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        "continuative",
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得ない",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "止",
          "や"
        ],
        [
          "得",
          "え"
        ]
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        "canonical"
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    },
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      "form": "yamu o enai",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なく",
      "roman": "yamu o enaku",
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          "止",
          "や"
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          "得",
          "え"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なかろ",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなかろ",
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        "基本形"
      ],
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      "source": "inflection table",
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      "form": "止むを得なく",
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        "continuative"
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    {
      "form": "止むを得なけれ",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなけれ",
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        "基本形"
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      "form": "止むを得なかれ",
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        "基本形"
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      "form": "止むを得なくない",
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      "roman": "yamu o enaku nai",
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        "informal",
        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "止むを得なかった",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなかった",
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        "主要活用形"
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      "form": "止むを得ないです",
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        "主要活用形"
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        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なくないです",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなくないです",
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        "主要活用形"
      ],
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        "formal",
        "negative"
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      "form": "止むを得なかったです",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなかったです",
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        "主要活用形"
      ],
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        "formal",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "止むを得なくなかったです",
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      "form": "止むを得なくて",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなくて",
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        "主要活用形"
      ],
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      "source": "inflection table",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なければ",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなければ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enakereba",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なかったら",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなかったら",
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        "主要活用形"
      ],
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        "provisional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なかろう",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなかろう",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enakarō",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なく",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなく",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enaku",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なさ",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなさ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enasa",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "degree"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "日語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "短語",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "日語俗語",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "不得已"
      ],
      "id": "zh-止むを得ない-ja-phrase-NTyVBUTZ",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "yamunai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "止",
          "や"
        ],
        [
          "無",
          "な"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "止む無い"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shikataganai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "仕",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "方",
          "かた"
        ],
        [
          "無",
          "な"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "仕方が無い"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zaru o enai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "得",
          "え"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "ざるを得ない"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "-i"
  ],
  "word": "止むを得ない"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "使用訓讀的日語詞",
    "寫作「得」讀作「え」的日語詞",
    "寫作「止」讀作「や」的日語詞",
    "帶「を」的日語詞",
    "日語イ形容詞",
    "日語形容詞",
    "日語詞元",
    "有1個詞條的頁面",
    "有二年級漢字的日語詞",
    "有五年級漢字的日語詞",
    "有兩個漢字的日語詞",
    "有多個讀音的日語詞",
    "有詞條的頁面"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "やむを得ない",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "已むを得ない",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "kanji"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "やむ得ない",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止む得ない",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "已む得ない",
      "raw_tags": [
        "縮約"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得ず",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "やむ終えず",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "continuative",
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得ない",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "止",
          "や"
        ],
        [
          "得",
          "え"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yamu o enai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なく",
      "roman": "yamu o enaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "止",
          "や"
        ],
        [
          "得",
          "え"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なかろ",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなかろ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "基本形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enakaro",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なく",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなく",
      "raw_tags": [
        "基本形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enaku",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なけれ",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなけれ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "基本形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enakere",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なかれ",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなかれ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "基本形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enakare",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なくない",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなくない",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enaku nai",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なかった",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなかった",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enakatta",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なくなかった",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなくなかった",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enaku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得ないです",
      "hiragana": "やむをえないです",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enai desu",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なくないです",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなくないです",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enaku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なかったです",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなかったです",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なくなかったです",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなくなかったです",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enaku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なくて",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなくて",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enakute",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なければ",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなければ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enakereba",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なかったら",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなかったら",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enakattara",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "provisional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なかろう",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなかろう",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enakarō",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なく",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなく",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enaku",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "止むを得なさ",
      "hiragana": "やむをえなさ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "主要活用形"
      ],
      "roman": "yamu o enasa",
      "source": "inflection table",
      "tags": [
        "degree"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "日語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "短語",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "日語俗語"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "不得已"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "yamunai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "止",
          "や"
        ],
        [
          "無",
          "な"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "止む無い"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shikataganai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "仕",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "方",
          "かた"
        ],
        [
          "無",
          "な"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "仕方が無い"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zaru o enai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "得",
          "え"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "ざるを得ない"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "-i"
  ],
  "word": "止むを得ない"
}

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