力及ばず
ちからおよばずchikaraoyobazu
expression
- (one's efforts) not being enough
- not succeeding (despite one's best efforts)
- not being up to the task
- being beyond one's ability
ちからおよばずchikaraoyobazu
expression
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences