や
　
む
　
を
え
得
　
ず

expression, adverb

  1. unavoidably, inevitably, necessarily, reluctantly, against one's will.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
　
や
　
む
　
を
え
得
　
ず
 やむを得ず やむをえず
や
止
　
む
　
を
え
得
　
ず
 止むを得ず やむをえず
や
已
　
む
　
を
え
得
　
ず
 已むを得ず やむをえず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

gain, get, find
トク　え.る　う.る (5th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to get, complacent, to obstruct
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (Late High School, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)