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仕方がない (しかたがない) — it can't be helped | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

仕方がない

しかたがない

i-adjective

Meanings

1it can't be helped
2it's inevitable
3there's no (other) way
4cannot be helped
5unavoidable
6inevitable
7it's no use (doing)
8pointless

Example sentence

自分でやったことだから仕方がないね。

You brought it on yourself.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

仕Attend, Doing, Official5 strokes 方Direction, Person, Alternative4 strokes

More words with 仕

仕上がりしあがり · finishN1 仕掛しかけ · deviceN1 給仕きゅうじ · waiterN1 仕えるつかえる · to serveN1 仕様しよう · way

Full entry on Jisho

N3

仕方しかた · way (of doing something)N4

仕事しごと · workN5

仕上しあげ · endN1

More words with 方

大方おおかた · almost allN1 外方そっぽ · look (or turn) the other wayN1 他方たほう · another sideN1 両方りょうほう · both sidesN4 方策ほうさく · planN1 方式ほうしき · formN1 目方めかた · weightN1 遠方えんぽう · long wayN1

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