also: ゆきがかりじょう
by force of circumstance; given the circumstances
Used when a situation or action is unavoidable or determined by the way things have developed, often implying a reluctant or passive acceptance. Functions as an adverbial phrase.
Given the circumstances, I had no choice but to accept his proposal.
By force of circumstance, I had to say that.
Standard kanji spelling using 行きがかり (circumstances) + 上 (in terms of).
Variant using 掛 for がかり; less common but still seen.
Variant with 掛り; rare and somewhat dated.
Alternate reading ゆきがかりじょう; less common than いきがかりじょう.
Compound of 行きがかり (circumstances, the way things have developed) + 上 (in terms of, from the standpoint of). The reading いきがかりじょう is standard; ゆきがかりじょう is a less common variant.