also 敵わない · 適わない
- i-adjective, usually in kana no match for; cannot compete with; not in the same league as; powerless against
- usually in kana, oft. after an adjective as 〜て(は)かなわない cannot stand; cannot bear; cannot put up with; unbearable; intolerable
- usually in kana, dated unable to do; cannot do; impossible