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~には及およばない: meaning, usage and examples

~には及およばない means: no need to... / not as good as...

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 大たいした怪我けがではないので、心配しんぱいには及およびません。

   It's not a serious injury, so there's no need to worry.

2. 私わたしの日本語力にほんごりょくなど、先生せんせいには及およびません。

   My Japanese ability is not as good as yours, teacher.

3. 資料しりょうはメールでお送おくりしますので、わざわざお越こしいただくには及およびません。

   I'll send the documents by email, so there's no need for you to come all the way here.

4. 簡単かんたんな手続てつづきだから、専門せんもん家かに頼たのむには及およばない。

   It's a simple procedure, so there's no need to hire a professional.

When to use it

Has two uses. First, "there is no need to": it tells someone they do not have to make an effort, often as a polite refusal: ご心配しんぱいには及およびません (there is no need to worry). Second, "cannot match": 私わたしの料理りょうりは母ははの料理りょうりには及およばない (my cooking cannot match my mother's).

Nuance

Polite and somewhat formal, common in business and service language (お越こしいただくには及およびません). The "no need" use is about the listener's effort, so it is not used for your own actions. The "cannot match" use often appears with humble comparisons or 足元あしもとにも及およばない.

Compare

には当あたらない says a reaction is not justified: 驚おどろくには当あたらない. には及およばない says an effort is not necessary: 迎むかえに来くるには及およばない. Compare the everyday 〜なくてもいい / 〜ことはない: 来こなくてもいいですよ (you don't have to come). には及およばない is the polite, formal version of the same idea.

Tip: In business email and on the phone, ご心配しんぱいには及およびません and お越こしいただくには及およびません are fixed polite phrases. Learn them as complete units.