Moto 仕方ない (しかたない)there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable
- there's no (other) wayadjective (keiyoushi)
- cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitableadjective (keiyoushi)
- it's no use (doing); pointless; uselessadjective (keiyoushi)
- hopeless (person); annoying; troublesomeadjective (keiyoushi)
- cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling)adjective (keiyoushi)
Kanji in 仕方ない
- 仕Attend; Doing; OfficialRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N4
- 方Direction; Person; AlternativeRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N4
Words that share its kanji
- 仕事しごとwork; job
- 仕組みしくみstructure; construction
- 仕方しかたway; method
- 仕掛けしかけdevice; contrivance
- 仕手してdoer; performer
- 奉仕ほうしservice; ministry
- 仕様しようway; method
- 仕上げしあげfinish; finishing
- 一方いっぽうone (esp. of two); the other
- 地方ちほうdistrict; region
- 方向ほうこうdirection; orientation
- 方法ほうほうmethod; process
- 方針ほうしんpolicy; course
- 見方みかたviewpoint; point of view
- 北方ほっぽうthe north; northward
- 双方そうほうboth parties; both sides
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