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ざる得ない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ざる得ない.

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Entry

ざる得ないざるえない~い Adj.Expression
1

After the -nai stem of a verb

have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to

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Kanji in this Word

gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

11 strokesFrequency 175JLPT N2Grade 5

On

トク

Kun

え.るう.る

Nanori

あつてろ

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