Vocabulary
What does 仕方がない (しかたがない, shikataganai) mean?
仕方がない (しかたがない, shikataganai) means it can't be helped, there's no other way.
| Reading | しかたがない |
|---|---|
| Romaji | shikataganai |
| Part of speech | expression, i-adjective |
| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
仕方がないしかたがない
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshikataganai
it can't be helped, there's no other way
- 1expression · i-adjective there's no (other) way
- 2expression · i-adjective cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable
- 3expression · i-adjective it's no use (doing); pointless; useless
- 4expression · i-adjective hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome
- 5expression · i-adjective cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling)
Example sentences
今さら文句を言っても仕方がない。
There's no use complaining about it now.
雨だから、試合が中止でも仕方がない。
Since it's raining, it can't be helped that the match was cancelled.