仕方がない
N2しかたがない
仕方が無いし方がない
[shikataganai]
Definitions
1.expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); adjective (keiyoushi)
there's no (other) way
2.expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); adjective (keiyoushi)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
3.expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); adjective (keiyoushi)
it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough
4.expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); adjective (keiyoushi)
hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
5.expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); adjective (keiyoushi)
cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)
Example Sentences
仕方がないので別の方法を考えよう。
Since it can't be helped, let's think of another way.
天気が悪いのは仕方がないと諦めた。
I gave up thinking the bad weather can't be helped.
それも仕方がないことだ。
That too is unavoidable.