Dashboard/Vocabulary/仕方がない

仕方がない

しかたがない

Readings

しかたがない

Meanings

  1. 1.
    exp, adj-ithere's no (other) way
  2. 2.
    exp, adj-icannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
  3. 3.
    exp, adj-iit's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough
  4. 4.
    exp, adj-ihopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
  5. 5.
    exp, adj-icannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Kanji breakdown

N35 strokesGrade 3
N34 strokesGrade 2

Study progress

Sign in to track your progress.

恋愛もう一度

AI Tutor

Context: 仕方がない (しかたがない)

Current word

仕方がないしかたがない

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

🎌

Ask anything about Japanese grammar, usage, or nuance.