unavoidably; inevitably; reluctantly
Expresses that something cannot be helped and must be done, often with a sense of reluctance. Equivalent to 止むを得ず, but this is a contracted form.
See also: やむを得ず
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雨で試合が中止になり、やむ得ず帰宅した。
The game was canceled due to rain, so I reluctantly went home.
Kana spelling is standard; usually written in kana. The kanji form is a variant of 止むを得ず.
Kanji variant; rarely used. The standard kanji form is 止むを得ず.
Archaic kanji variant; 已 is an older character for 止.
Contracted form of 止むを得ず (yamu o ezu), literally 'without being able to stop'. The kanji 止む means 'to stop', and 得ず is the negative of 得る (to get/be able).