Vocab Info

N1 I-adjective

仕方(しかた)ないit can't be helped, it's inevitable, it's no use, can't stand it, impatient, annoyed

    Dictionary Definition

    1. I-adjective

      1.

      there's no (other) way

    2. I-adjective

      2.

      cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice

    3. I-adjective

      3.

      it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough

      oft. as 〜ても仕方ない
    4. I-adjective

      4.

      hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful

    5. I-adjective

      5.

      cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)

      as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない

    All Forms

    仕方ない 【しかたない】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Novels Top 1,300

    Examples

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      (ちち):「息子(むすこ)(なま)けてばかりで仕方(しかた)ない(やつ)だ。」

      Father: "My son is a good-for-nothing who just lazes around all the time. It can't be helped." {it can't be helped, it's inevitable, it's no use, can't stand it, impatient, annoyed}

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      社長(しゃちょう)命令(めいれい)では仕方(しかた)ない休日(きゅうじつ)出勤(しゅっきん)をしよう…。

      There's no helping it if it's the president's order. Let's go to work on the holiday... {it can't be helped, it's inevitable, it's no use, can't stand it, impatient, annoyed}

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      警察官(けいさつかん)尋問(じんもん)されているので、()()けるより仕方(しかた)ないです。

      Since I'm being questioned by the police officer, it's inevitable that I have to confess. {it can't be helped, it's inevitable, it's no use, can't stand it, impatient, annoyed}

      • N1

      (はは):「テストで0点(てん)とったの?もう(わら)うより仕方(しかた)ないでしょ?」

      Mother: "Did you get zero on the test? There's nothing to do but laugh, it can't be helped, can it?" {it can't be helped, it's inevitable, it's no use, can't stand it, impatient, annoyed}

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      (ひさ)しぶりに(わたし)()えて(うれ)しくて仕方(しかた)ないのか、()(いぬ)(うれ)ションをしています。

      Perhaps my pet dog is so happy to see me after a long time that it can't help but urinate out of excitement. {it can't be helped, it's inevitable, it's no use, can't stand it, impatient, annoyed}

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