How to say "unavoidable" in Japanese

• 必至ひっしCommon
  na-adjective, no-adjectivePresents an outcome as certain — a foregone conclusion. Use it when something, such as defeat, is bound to happen and no effort can change that.
• 余儀ないよぎないCommon
  i-adjectiveEmphasizes that something is beyond your control: circumstances, not your own will, make it unavoidable. It suits situations that events force on you, leaving no room for choice.
• 不可避ふかひCommon
  na-adjective, nounTreats something as an inevitability that simply cannot be escaped, stated as an objective fact. It suits realities such as death, change, or the consequences of one's own actions.
• やむを得ないやむをえないJLPT N2approx.Common
  expression, i-adjectiveSays something cannot be helped and must be accepted, often with a note of resignation. It is the phrase you reach for to explain that a cancellation, delay, or change was unavoidable.
  この若人わこうどに対たいしてねたましく思おもう気持きもちを、君きみはやむを得えないものと受け入うけいれなければならない。↗

  You need to come to terms with your jealousy of this young man.
• 仕方ないしかたないCommon
  i-adjectiveThe word you say with a shrug: it can't be helped, there is nothing to be done. It fits small setbacks and annoyances that you simply accept and move on from.

For outcomes that are certain or inescapable choose 必至 or 不可避; for what circumstances force on you, 「余儀ない」; for what must simply be accepted as beyond help, 「やむを得ない」 or 「仕方ない」.

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• 必至ひっしinevitable
• 余儀ないよぎないunavoidable
• 不可避ふかひinevitable
• やむを得ないやむをえないcannot be helped
• やむないcannot be helped
• 詮無いせんないunavoidable
• のっぴきならないunavoidable
• 是非無いぜひないunavoidable
• 是非もないぜひもないunavoidable
• 是非に及ばずぜひにおよばずunavoidable
• 今はこれまでいまはこれまでunavoidable
• のっぴきならぬunavoidable
• 仕方のないしかたのないcannot be helped
• 否応なしいやおうなしcompulsory
• よんどころないcan't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.)
• 避けて通れないさけてとおれないcannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.)
• 詮方ないせんかたないcannot be helped
• やむ終えないやむおえないcannot be helped
• やもう得ないやもうえないcannot be helped
• 回避不能かいひふのうinevitable
• 避けては通れないさけてはとおれないcannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.)
• やむなしcannot be helped
• やむを得ませんやむをえませんcannot be helped
• やむを得ぬやむをえぬcannot be helped
• やむを得まいやむをえまいcannot be helped
• やむを得んやむをえんcannot be helped
• 是非もなしぜひもなしit can't be helped
• 仕方ないしかたないcannot be helped
• よくよくhave no choice
• 仕方がないしかたがないcannot be helped
• しょうがないcannot be helped
• 致し方ないいたしかたないcannot be helped