"仕方がない" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

IPA: [ɕi̥ka̠ta̠ ɡa̠ na̠i] Forms: 仕方がない [canonical] (ruby: (), (かた)), shikata ga nai [romanization]
Etymology: Phrase composed of 仕方がない (shikata ga nai, literally “there is no way”). Head templates: {{ja-phrase|しかた が ない}} 仕(し)方(かた)がない • (shikata ga nai)
  1. it can't be helped, nothing can be done about it, have no choice, c'est la vie, it is what it is
    Sense id: en-仕方がない-ja-phrase-0jhs6nWQ Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 4 45 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 49 6 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 30 33 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 49 6 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 7 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 5 46
  2. it is no use
    Sense id: en-仕方がない-ja-phrase-vSkdgAdW Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 30 33 38
  3. it cannot be borne, one cannot help but (+ verb)
    Sense id: en-仕方がない-ja-phrase-tfUoJ9hP Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 4 45 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 49 6 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 30 33 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 49 6 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 7 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 5 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: しゃあない (shā nai) [Kansai], どうしようもない (dō shiyō mo nai), 仕方ない (shikata nai) (ruby: (), (かた)), 仕様がない (shiyō ga nai) (ruby: (), (よう)), しょうがない (shō ga nai), 致し方ない (itashikata nai) (ruby: (いた), (かた)) Related terms: 仕方のない (shikata no nai), 仕方の無い: that can't be helped (shikata no nai) [adjectival, phrase], しょうがない (shō ga nai), ざるを得ない (-zaru o enai) (ruby: ()) (english: cannot help but)

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Phrase composed of 仕方がない (shikata ga nai, literally “there is no way”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "仕方がない",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "仕",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "方",
          "かた"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shikata ga nai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "しかた が ない"
      },
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "shikata no nai",
      "word": "仕方のない"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "raw_tags": [
        "modifying a noun"
      ],
      "roman": "shikata no nai",
      "tags": [
        "adjectival",
        "phrase"
      ],
      "word": "仕方の無い: that can't be helped"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "shō ga nai",
      "word": "しょうがない"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "cannot help but",
      "roman": "-zaru o enai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "得",
          "え"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "ざるを得ない"
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "it can't be helped, nothing can be done about it, have no choice, c'est la vie, it is what it is"
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          "it can't be helped",
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          "c'est la vie",
          "c'est la vie"
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          "it is what it is",
          "it is what it is"
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        "it is no use"
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      "glosses": [
        "it cannot be borne, one cannot help but (+ verb)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "borne",
          "borne"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕi̥ka̠ta̠ ɡa̠ na̠i]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "shā nai",
      "tags": [
        "Kansai"
      ],
      "word": "しゃあない"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "dō shiyō mo nai",
      "word": "どうしようもない"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "shikata nai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "仕",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "方",
          "かた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "仕方ない"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "shiyō ga nai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "仕",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "様",
          "よう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "仕様がない"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "shō ga nai",
      "word": "しょうがない"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "itashikata nai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "致",
          "いた"
        ],
        [
          "方",
          "かた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "致し方ない"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Shikata ga nai",
    "ja:仕方がない"
  ],
  "word": "仕方がない"
}
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    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese phrases",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
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    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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  "etymology_text": "Phrase composed of 仕方がない (shikata ga nai, literally “there is no way”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "仕方がない",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "仕",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "方",
          "かた"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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      "form": "shikata ga nai",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
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    {
      "roman": "shikata no nai",
      "word": "仕方のない"
    },
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        "modifying a noun"
      ],
      "roman": "shikata no nai",
      "tags": [
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        "phrase"
      ],
      "word": "仕方の無い: that can't be helped"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shō ga nai",
      "word": "しょうがない"
    },
    {
      "english": "cannot help but",
      "roman": "-zaru o enai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "得",
          "え"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "ざるを得ない"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "it can't be helped, nothing can be done about it, have no choice, c'est la vie, it is what it is"
      ],
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        [
          "it can't be helped",
          "it can't be helped"
        ],
        [
          "c'est la vie",
          "c'est la vie"
        ],
        [
          "it is what it is",
          "it is what it is"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "it is no use"
      ],
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        [
          "no use",
          "no use"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "it cannot be borne, one cannot help but (+ verb)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "borne",
          "borne"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕi̥ka̠ta̠ ɡa̠ na̠i]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "shā nai",
      "tags": [
        "Kansai"
      ],
      "word": "しゃあない"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dō shiyō mo nai",
      "word": "どうしようもない"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shikata nai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "仕",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "方",
          "かた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "仕方ない"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shiyō ga nai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "仕",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "様",
          "よう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "仕様がない"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shō ga nai",
      "word": "しょうがない"
    },
    {
      "roman": "itashikata nai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "致",
          "いた"
        ],
        [
          "方",
          "かた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "致し方ない"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Shikata ga nai",
    "ja:仕方がない"
  ],
  "word": "仕方がない"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 仕方がない meaning in Japanese (2.3kB)

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