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いやいやながら Japanese meaning | Kotomora

いやいやながら

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Meanings

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adverb

reluctantly; unwillingly

usually written using kana alone

Describes doing something with hesitation or against one's will, often with a sense of resignation.

彼かれはいやいやながら宿しゅく題だいを始はじめた。
He reluctantly started his homework.
いやいや

ながら

会かい

議ぎ

に

出しゅっ

席せき

し

た

。

I attended the meeting unwillingly.

Written forms

否いや々いや乍ながら
Rare kanji spelling; not commonly used in modern Japanese.
否いや否いや乍ながら
Rare kanji spelling; not commonly used in modern Japanese.

Kanji

否negate, no, noes
乍though, notwithstanding, while

Similar words

しぶしぶ
しぶしぶ also means reluctantly, but often implies a more grudging or sulky attitude, whereas いやいやながら can be more matter-of-fact.

Etymology

From いやいや (reduplication of いや 'disagreeable') + ながら (while). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the expression has been used since at least the Edo period.