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致(いた)し方(かた)ない
Rank #28,377

Meanings

  • expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), adjective (keiyoushi), humble (kenjougo)
    1. there's no (other) way
  • 2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
  • 3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough
  • 4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
  • 5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

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致し方ない
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いたしかたない
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致し方無い
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