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[し(仕)·かた(方)·の·な(無)·い]
shikatanonai
expression, noun or verb acting prenominally

Alternate Written Forms:

[し(仕)·かた(方)·の·な·い]
shikatanonai
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Root Words:

[し(仕)·かた(方) + の + な(無)·い]
shikata + no + nai

English Meaning(s) for 仕方の無い

expression, 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 (usu. as 〜ても仕方のない)
  3. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
  4. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) (as 〜て仕方のない or 〜で仕方のない)
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Meanings for each kanji in 仕方の無い

» attend; doing; official; serve
» direction; person; alternative
» nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not

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Sample Sentences for 仕方の無い

He is always idling about and good for nothing.
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