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無理やり (むりやり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

無む理りやり

む

り

や

り

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

adverb

forcibly; by force; against one's will

Describes doing something in a forced manner, often implying physical compulsion or strong pressure, overriding objections or natural limits.

彼かれは無む理りやりドアを開あけた。
He forced the door open.
無む理りやりにで

も

連つ

れ

て

行い

く

つもり

だ

。

I intend to take him there even if I have to force him.

Written forms

無む理りやりUsage53%
Standard spelling; the most common written form.
無む理り矢や理りUsage31%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling using 矢理 for phonetic value; also common.
むりやりUsage14%
Kana spelling; often used in casual writing or when avoiding kanji.
ムリヤリUsage2%
search-only kana form
無む理り遣やり
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
理logic, arrangement, reason
矢dart, arrow
遣

Similar words

強きょう制せい的てきに
More formal and legalistic, emphasizing compulsion by authority or rules, while 無理やり is more about physical or emotional force in everyday situations.
力ちからずくで
Focuses on brute physical strength, whereas 無理やり can include psychological pressure or unreasonable methods.

Etymology

Compound of 無理 (unreasonable, impossible) and やり (the continuative form of やる, 'to do'), literally 'doing unreasonably'. The kanji 矢理 in the ateji spelling are used phonetically.

dispatch, despatch, send