仕方ない
Readings
しかたない
shikatanai
shikatanai
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
there's no (other) way
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
oft. as 〜ても仕方ない
it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない
cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)
there's no (other) way I-adjective (keiyoushi)
cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice I-adjective (keiyoushi)
oft. as 〜ても仕方ない
it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough I-adjective (keiyoushi)
hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful I-adjective (keiyoushi)
as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない
cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do) Your personal translations
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 仕方ない
is [x] 仕方なくない
is not [x] Past 仕方なかった
was [x] 仕方なくなかった
was not [x] Te-form, Continuative 仕方なくて
is [x] and... 仕方なくなくて
is not [x] and...
is [x] 仕方なくない
is not [x] Past 仕方なかった
was [x] 仕方なくなかった
was not [x] Te-form, Continuative 仕方なくて
is [x] and... 仕方なくなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
仕 ON: シ, ジ KUN: つか.える
attend, doing, official, serve
Stroke: 5 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-2-3 FC: 2421.1
方 ON: ホウ KUN: かた, -かた, -がた
direction, person, alternative
Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 2-2-2 FC: 0022.2
attend, doing, official, serve
Stroke: 5 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-2-3 FC: 2421.1
方 ON: ホウ KUN: かた, -かた, -がた
direction, person, alternative
Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 2-2-2 FC: 0022.2
Phrases