無理やり

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
無理矢理
無理遣り

Pronunciation

Adverb

()()やり (muriyari

  1. forcibly, by force
    • 190506, Natsume Sōseki, I Am a Cat (text here)
      そこを()(まん)して()()やり()って()くとようやくの(こと)(なん)となく(にん)(げん)(くさ)(ところ)(でっ)た。
      Soko o gaman shite muriyari ni hatte iku to yōyaku no koto de nantonaku ningen-kusai tokoro e detta.
      I forced myself to crawl out and eventually found myself in an inhabited place.

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