Vocabulary

What does しかない (shikanai) mean?

しかない means having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ....

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Readingしかない
Romajishikanai
Part of speechexpression, i-adjective
しかない
shikanai

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...

  1. 1expression · i-adjective having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...
  2. 2expression · i-adjective having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

Also written: しか無い

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