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否応なく (いやおうなく) — whether one wants to or not | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
否応なく

否応なく

否いや応おうなく

whether one wants to or not

Kanji Vocab Daily Life19 strokes

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否応無くいや応なく

いやおうなく

Adverb

1.

whether one wants to or not, without choice

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Kanji that make up this word

いな・いや…(1)

negate・no・noes・refuse・decline…(1)

あた.る・まさに・こた.える…(6)

apply・answer・yes・OK・reply…(1)

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