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には及およばないThere is no need to

This formal expression says that a proposed action, favor, or response is unnecessary in the present situation. It often reassures someone or politely declines something they have offered to do.

A response to the situation

には及およばない normally responds to something that is being considered, offered, or worried about. It means that going ahead with it would be unnecessary—not that the action is impossible.

Formal reassurance

ご心しん配ぱいには及およびません。予よ定ていどおり明日あしたには復ふっ旧きゅうします。

There is no need to worry. Service will be restored tomorrow as scheduled.

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The polite ending reassures the listener that their concern is unnecessary.

Politely declining an offered favor

Staff member

駅えきまでお車くるまをお出だししましょうか。

Shall we arrange a car to the station?

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Guest

いえ、お気き遣づかいには及およびません。歩あるいて参まいります。

No, there is no need to go to that trouble. I will walk.

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With a noun, the expression can courteously decline the concern or favor represented by that noun.

Which nouns work

The noun pattern is not freely available with every noun. It is most natural when the context makes the proposed response clear, as with 心しん配ぱい, 気き遣づかい, or 返へん礼れい. When in doubt, use the verb pattern and state the unnecessary action directly.

Situational need versus obviousness

には及およばない often answers a particular proposal or circumstance: the action is not needed here. までもない often suggests that doing the action would be excessive because the answer or fact is already obvious.

資し料りょうはすでに共きょう有ゆうされていますから、改あらためて内ない容ようを説せつ明めいするには及およびません。

The materials have already been shared, so there is no need to explain the contents again.

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The situation makes another explanation unnecessary.

資し料りょうを見みれば明あきらかなので、改あらためて説せつ明めいするまでもありません。

It is clear from the materials, so there is no need to explain it again.

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Here the lack of need follows from the fact that the answer is already obvious.

The identical form can have another meaning

When a noun is being used as a benchmark, the identical written form can mean that something does not measure up to that benchmark. That is a separate comparison pattern. On this page, identify the no-need meaning from contexts involving a proposed action, concern, favor, or response.

More examples

今こん回かいは軽けい微びな修しゅう正せいですので、契けい約やく書しょを作つくり直なおすには及およびません。

This is only a minor revision, so there is no need to redo the contract.

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事じ情じょうは承しょう知ちしていますから、これ以い上じょうおわびいただくには及およびません。

I understand the circumstances, so there is no need for any further apology.

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応おう急きゅう処しょ置ちで十じゅう分ぶんなので、専せん門もん業ぎょう者しゃを呼よぶには及およばない。

A temporary repair will be enough, so there is no need to call a specialist.

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返へん礼れいには及およびません。お気き持もちだけありがたく頂ちょう戴だいします。

There is no need for anything in return. I gratefully accept the sentiment.

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検けん査さ結けっ果かに問もん題だいはなく、入にゅう院いんするには及およばないと判はん断だんされた。

The test results showed no problem, and it was determined that hospitalization was unnecessary.

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全ぜん員いんを集あつめるには及およばない。担たん当とう者しゃだけで対たい応おうできる。

There is no need to gather everyone. The people in charge can handle it.

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