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しかたのない
Rank #34,837

Meanings

  • expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), noun or verb acting prenominally
    1. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
  • 2. pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough
  • 3. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
  • 4. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Readings

仕方のない
(72%)
しかたのない
(20%)
仕方の無い
(7%)
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