Word
仕様がない
しょうがない
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CommonJLPT N2
Meanings
- Expression · I-adjective
there's no (other) way
- Expression · I-adjective
cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; it is what it is
- Expression · I-adjective
it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough
- Expression · I-adjective
hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
- Expression · I-adjective
cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)
In Spanish
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
男の子のいたずらはしょうがない。
Boys will be boys.
Los chicos serán chicos.
Tatoeba #127249(opens in a new tab)今回はあきらめな。しょうがないよ。
Give up on this one. You're wasting your time.
Tatoeba #172502(opens in a new tab)