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    3. 余儀なくされる

    余儀なくされる

    余よ儀ぎな​く​さ​れ​る​

    to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will)

    KMT9Ref L1VerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab33 strokes

    余儀無くされる

    よぎなくされる

    Verb

    1.
    to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will), to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

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    彼かれは病びょう気きのため、旅りょ行こうの中ちゅう止しを余よ儀ぎなくされた。

    Due to illness, he was forced to cancel his trip.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    突とつ然ぜんの事じ故こにより、計けい画かくの変へん更こうを余よ儀ぎなくされた。

    Due to a sudden accident, we were forced to change our plans.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    予よ期きせぬ困こん難なんに直ちょく面めんし、彼かれは苦く渋じゅうの決けつ断だんを余よ儀ぎなくされた。

    Facing unexpected difficulties, he was forced to make a painful decision.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    災さい害がいのため、住じゅう民みんは避ひ難なん生せい活かつを余よ儀ぎなくされた。

    Due to the disaster, residents were forced to live in evacuation centers.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    経けい済ざい状じょう況きょうの悪あっ化かにより、多おおくの企き業ぎょうが事じ業ぎょう縮しゅく小しょうを余よ儀ぎなくされている。

    Due to the worsening economic situation, many companies are being forced to downsize their operations.

    KMT10Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    余
    あま.る・あま.り・あま.す・あんま.り…(2)
    too much・myself・surplus・other・remainder
    Kanji
    儀
    ceremony・rule・affair・case・a matter
    Kanji
    な
    na
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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