Entry
  1. I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable

    Usually written using kana alone

    よんどころない事情で、今年の夏は別荘で過ごせないんだ。
    Due to unavoidable circumstances this summer I can't stay in my holiday cottage.

Also written 拠無い【よんどころない】拠ん所無い【よんどころない】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

foothold, based on, follow, therefore

Kun
よ.る
On
キョ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
858 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 41

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (28)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3c5.26The Kanji Dictionary
5704.1Four corner code
1367deroo
62e0Unicode hex code
1-21-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1871Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2113New Nelson (John Haig)
312New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
369Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
232Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
276Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
669Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
722Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
970A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1725Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11985Morohashi
1155A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1138Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1190Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1352Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1213Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
872Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
676Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ju4, ju1Pinyin reading
geoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
41WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

place, extent

Kun
ところ-ところどころとこ
On
ショ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
221 of 2500
Radical
door
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4m4.3The Kanji Dictionary
7222.1, 3222.1Four corner code
3054deroo
6240Unicode hex code
1-29-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1821Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2054New Nelson (John Haig)
851New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1056Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
568Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
752Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1127Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1208Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
107A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
600Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
137Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11715XMorohashi
312A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
153Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
153Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
246sakade
177Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
328henshall3
305Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
129crowley
149Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
843Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1137Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
suo3Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

Kun
な.い
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
274 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-10, 2-8-4SKIP code
4d8.8The Kanji Dictionary
8033.1Four corner code
2340deroo
7121Unicode hex code
1-44-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2773Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3439New Nelson (John Haig)
2135New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2648Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1351Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1832Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1775Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1913Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
227A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1789Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
386Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19113Morohashi
796A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
93Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
93Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
723sakade
715Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
620henshall3
600Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
179crowley
400Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1280Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1791Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu2, mo2Pinyin reading
muKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level