JMdict: 1305420
仕方がない 【しかたがない】
- [exp,adj-i] there's no (other) way
- [exp,adj-i] cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
- [exp,adj-i] it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough
- [exp,adj-i] hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
- [exp,adj-i] cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
---|---|---|---|
仕 | Attend, Doing, Official, Serve | シ, ジ | つか.える |
方 | Direction, Person, Alternative | ホウ | かた, -かた, -がた |
Words often seen with this one: (experimental feature)