Word

仕様がない

しょうがない
CommonJLPT N2

Meanings

  1. Expression · I-adjective

    there's no (other) way

  2. Expression · I-adjective

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

  3. Expression · I-adjective

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

  4. Expression · I-adjective

    hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful

  5. Expression · I-adjective

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

In Spanish

  1. no tiene solución; es inevitable; no se puede hacer nada

Other forms
しようが無い、仕様が無い、しょうが無い
Other readings
しようがない、しょーがない

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

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