かなわない

Also written 敵わない, 適わない

Meanings

  1. い-adjective no match for; cannot compete with; not in the same league as; powerless against
  2. cannot stand; cannot bear; cannot put up with; unbearable; intolerable (oft. after an adjective as 〜て(は)かなわない)
  3. unable to do; cannot do; impossible

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