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shiganai
i adjective (negative)

English Meaning(s) for しがない

i adjective (negative)
  1. worthless; insignificant; unimportant; trivial
  2. poor; miserable; wretched; humble

Definition and Synonyms for しがない

Niggling small and of little importance
Synonyms: しがない, ちっこい, ちっぽけ, くだらない, たわいない, ちっちゃい, つまらない, トリビアル, 下る, 下がる, 些細, 卑小, 小さ, 小さい, 末梢的, 瑣末, 眇たる, 細かい, 詰まる
Poor having little money or few possessions
Synonyms: しがない, 貧しい, 貧乏, 貧困
Humble low or inferior in station or quality
Synonyms: ちんけ, ささやか, ささやく, しがない, ちっちゃい, はしたない, 下劣, 下等, 下等, 下賎, 些細, 低い, 卑しい, 卑俗, 卑劣, 卑賎, 取るに足りない, 小さい, 汚い, 粗末, 薄い, 貧寒, 貧賎, 質素, 陋劣
Miserable of very poor quality or condition
Synonyms: ケチ, しがない, はかない, わびしい, すぼらしい, ミゼラブル, みすぼらしい, 哀れ, 嘆かわしい, 情けない, 惨め, 浅ましい

Stroke Order Diagrams for しがない

Conjugations for しがない

Adjective stem
shigana
te-form
shiganakute
Adverbial Form
shiganaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
shiganai
Present Indicative Negative Form
shiganakunai
Past Indicative Form
shiganakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
shiganakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
shiganakereba
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
shiganakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
shiganasa

Sample Sentences for しがない

Faint heart never won fair lady.
Me? I'm a plain old salaryman.
I'm just a regular office worker.
I'm just a plain office worker.
Faint heart never won fair lady.

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