無む理り往おう生じょう

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Meanings

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noun, na-adjective

forced compliance; coercion; compulsion

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo meaning to force someone to do something against their will, often used in contexts of unreasonable demands or pressure.

彼かれは無む理り往おう生じょうに契けい約やくを結むすばされた。
He was forced into signing the contract against his will.

無む理り往おう生じょうな要よう求きゅうには応おうじられない。

I cannot comply with such a coercive demand.

Written forms

無む理り往おう生じょう
Standard kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
無む理り圧おう状じょう
Alternate kanji spelling using 圧状 instead of 往生; less common.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
理logic, arrangement, reason
往journey, travel, chase away
生life, genuine, birth
圧pressure, push, overwhelm
状status quo, conditions, circumstances

Similar words

強きょう制せい
強制 is a more general term for compulsion or enforcement, while 無理往生 specifically implies unreasonable, forceful coercion.
無む理り強じい
無理強い is a verb meaning to force someone to do something, often used in daily conversation; 無理往生 is a more formal, literary yojijukugo.

Etymology

A yojijukugo combining 無理 (unreasonable) and 往生 (originally 'passing away' or 'giving in'), suggesting being forced into submission. The alternate spelling 無理圧状 uses 圧状 (written pressure/coercion) to emphasize the coercive aspect.