Word

仕方ない

しかたない
Common

Meanings

  1. I-adjective

    there's no (other) way

  2. I-adjective

    cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice

  3. I-adjective

    it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough

  4. I-adjective

    hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful

  5. I-adjective

    cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

In Spanish

  1. no tiene solución; es inevitable; no hay manera; insoportable; impaciente; molesto

Other forms
仕方無い

Kanji in this word

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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