余儀なく

• 読み: よぎなく
• ローマ字: yoginaku
• 漢字の分解: 余 (yo/noko) — other, remaining; 儀 (gi) — manner, means, ceremony
• 発音: /jo̞ginakɯ/

意味

Unavoidably; inevitably; being compelled to; having no other choice.

An adverb most commonly appearing in the passive construction 余儀なくされる (to be forced to, to be compelled to), indicating that circumstances leave no other option. The adjectival form 余儀ない means unavoidable or inevitable. Formal in register and common in news reporting, press releases, and official statements. Implies compulsion by external circumstances rather than personal will.

例文

1. 経済危機により、工場は閉鎖を余儀なくされた。
2. 悪天候で登山を余儀なく中断しなければならなかった。
3. 財政難によって計画の縮小を余儀なくされる状況に追い込まれた。

使い方ガイド

場面: journalism, business, official statements, law

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 余儀 (other means, alternatives) + なく (without). Literally 'without alternatives' — one is left with no option but to proceed in the only available way. Classical Japanese grammatical construction.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal