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“Unwillingly” in Japanese

Short answer
嫌々 iyaiya いやいや

Unwillingly in Japanese is “嫌々” (iyaiya). Full meaning: unwillingly, grudgingly, reluctantly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!, no no!, not at all.

Other ways to say “Unwillingly” in Japanese

渋々 shibushibu reluctantly, unwillingly 心ならずも kokoronarazumo unwillingly, reluctantly, against one's will イヤイヤ iyaiya unwillingly, grudgingly, reluctantly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!, no no!, not at all 嫌嫌 iyaiya unwillingly, grudgingly, reluctantly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!, no no!, not at all 不承不承 fushoubushou reluctantly, grudgingly, unwillingly シブシブ shibushibu reluctantly, unwillingly しぶしぶ shibushibu reluctantly, unwillingly 泣く泣く nakunaku tearfully, in tears, weeping, crying; reluctantly, unwillingly, with a heavy heart 渋渋 shibushibu reluctantly, unwillingly しぶ〳〵 shibushibu reluctantly, unwillingly 止む無く yamunaku out of necessity, with no other option, perforce, unavoidably, reluctantly, unwillingly

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