【JLPT N1 Grammar】〜を余儀なくされる（〜をよぎなくされる / ~woyoginakusareru）

2020年4月26日 2024年10月1日

Explanation：〜を余儀なくされる

Meaning
"残念ざんねんながら～するしかない / しかたなく～しなければならない"
「本当ほんとうは～したくないが、事情じじょうがあって～しなければならない」と言うときに使います。

"have no choice but to..."
Used to convey that someone is forced or compelled to do something due to unavoidable circumstances, often against their will. It implies that the person had no choice but to take a certain action because of external factors. It is a formal and often written expression, commonly used in news reports or official statements.

Form
Nを + 余儀なくされる

Points

Compelled by Circumstances: "〜を余儀なくされる" indicates that the subject is forced to take an action due to unavoidable circumstances.
Formal Expression: This is a formal, often literary phrase, and it is typically used in written language, such as news, reports, or formal documents.
No Other Option: It emphasizes that the action was not voluntary, but rather something that had to be done due to external pressures or constraints.

JLPT Level
N1

Note
「余儀よぎがない」は「他ほかに方法ほうほうがない」という意味いみです。

Sample sentenes

地震じしんで家いえが壊こわれてしまったため、仮説かせつテントでの生活せいかつを余儀よぎなくされた。
Due to the earthquake destroying the house, we were forced to live in a temporary tent.

今回こんかいのプロジェクトの失敗しっぱいで社長しゃちょうは辞任じにんを余儀よぎなくされた。
The failure of this project forced the president to resign.

資金しきんが足たりず、計画けいかくは中止ちゅうしを余儀よぎなくされた。
Due to a lack of funds, the plan was forced to be canceled.

マイケルさんは、真面目まじめに勉強せず、成績せいせきもよくなかったため、帰国きこくを余儀よぎなくされた。
Michael was forced to return to his home country because he didn't study seriously and his grades were poor.

台風たいふうが接近せっきんしているため、明日あしたのイベントは中止ちゅうしを余儀よぎなくされた。
Due to the approaching typhoon, tomorrow's event was forced to be canceled.

Vocabulary

Japanese		English
仮説テント	かせつテント	temporary tent
辞任	じにん	resignation
接近する	せっきんする	to approach