Jisho

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しかた 仕方がない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. there's no (other) way​
  • かれ彼
  • を
  • ま待つ
  • より
  • しかた仕方がない
  • 。
All we can do is to wait for him.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice​
  • じぶん自分
  • で
  • やった
  • こと
  • だから
  • しかた仕方がない
  • ね
  • 。
You brought it on yourself.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough​oft. as 〜ても仕方がない
  • そんなに
  • けんこう健康
  • の
  • こと
  • を
  • しんぱい心配
  • して
  • も
  • しかた仕方がない
  • 。
There is no sense in your worrying about your health so much.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful​
  • まった全く
  • あの
  • おとこ男
  • は
  • しかた仕方がない
  • うそつき
  • だ
  • 。
He is simply a hopeless liar.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)​as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない
  • コーヒー
  • が
  • の飲み
  • たくて
  • しかた仕方がない
  • 。
I'm dying for a cup of coffee.
Wikipedia definition
6. Shikata ga nai​,, is a is an alternative.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. there's no (other) way​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough​oft. as 〜ても仕方ない
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)​as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. helplessly; reluctantly; as a last resort​
Other forms
仕方無く 【しかたなく】
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しかた 仕方のない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun or verb acting prenominally
1. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice​
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun or verb acting prenominally
2. pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough​usu. as 〜ても仕方のない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun or verb acting prenominally
3. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful​
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun or verb acting prenominally
4. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)​as 〜て仕方のない or 〜で仕方のない
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しかた 仕方なしに
Adverb (fukushi)
1. helplessly; reluctantly​
Other forms
仕方無しに 【しかたなしに】
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Noun
1. talking with gestures​
Other forms
仕方噺 【しかたばなし】、仕方咄 【しかたばなし】
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Kanji — 2 found

2.8723056232052637
5 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3.
仕
attend, doing, official, serve
On: シ、 ジ
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0.2006470139217041
4 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
方
direction, person, alternative
Kun: かた、 -かた、 -がた
On: ホウ
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Sentences — 143 found

  • jreibun/3272/1
      仕事に慣れてきたところで、先輩がより効率のいい
    • さぎょう作業
    • の
    • しかた仕方
    • を教えてくれた。
    Once I became accustomed to the work, senior colleagues taught me how to work more efficiently. — Jreibun
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