不 可 避(ふかひ)

ふかひ

noun, na-adjective

unavoidable; inevitable

formal

1. unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable

Something that cannot be avoided or prevented. A formal word used in analytical, academic, and news contexts.

衝突(しょうとつ)は不可避(ふかひ)だった。

The collision was unavoidable.

少子化(しょうしか)による人口(じんこう)減少(げんしょう)は不可避(ふかひ)だ。

Population decline due to the falling birthrate is inevitable.

テクノロジーの進化(しんか)に伴(ともな)う社会(しゃかい)変化(へんか)は不可避(ふかひ)であり、対応策(たいおうさく)を考(かんが)えるべきだ。

Social change accompanying technological evolution is inevitable, and we should consider countermeasures.

Usage

不可避(ふかひ) is a formal, written-style word. In everyday conversation, 避(さ)けられない is more natural. 不可避(ふかひ) appears frequently in news, essays, and academic writing.

Common collocations

不可避(ふかひ)な事態(じたい) (an unavoidable situation)
不可避(ふかひ)の結果(けっか) (an inevitable result)
不可避(ふかひ)的(てき)に (inevitably)

Common patterns

Functions as a noun or na-adjective (不可避(ふかひ)な). The adverbial form 不可避(ふかひ)的(てき)に is also used.

Related Words

Compare: 必然的(ひつぜんてき)に (inevitably)

Related: 必然的(ひつぜんてき) (inevitable)

Compare: 避(さ)けられない (unavoidable)

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