仕方がない

しかたがない

there's no (other) way

#15,671

Meanings

  1. expression, i-adjective there's no (other) way
  2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
  3. oft. as 〜ても仕方がない it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough
  4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
  5. as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

Its kanji

In sentences

仕方しかたがないよ。 It can't be helped. #169010

しかたがないと諦あきらめる。 Abide by the inevitable. #216203

眠ねむくて仕方しかたがなかった。 I got very sleepy. #1321634

彼かれを待まつより仕方しかたがない。 All we can do is to wait for him. #95821

今更いまさら泣ないても仕方しかたがない。 There's no point in crying about it now that what's done is done. #11579264

彼かれはやめるほか仕方しかたがない。 He has no choice but to resign. #110503

そこへ行いっても仕方しかたがない。 It is no use going there. #213580

ぜひにとあれば仕方しかたがない。 If you must, you must. #214015