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どうしようも無い [sK] どう仕様もない [sK] 如何しようもない [sK] 如何しようも無い [sK] どう仕様も無い [sK] 如何仕様も無い [sK]
どうしようもない [spec1] どうしょうもない [sk]
1. [exp,adj-i] [uk]
▶ it cannot be helped
▶ there's nothing for it
▶ it's no use fighting back
▶ it's hopeless
▶ there is no way out of it

Conjugations


History:
15. A 2023-09-20 09:54:05  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
どうしようもない	1572389	96.7%
どうしょうもない	54199	3.3%
  Comments:
rare kana candidate maybe
  Diff:
@@ -30,0 +31,4 @@
+</r_ele>
+<r_ele>
+<reb>どうしょうもない</reb>
+<re_inf>&sk;</re_inf>
14. A 2023-05-01 19:37:06  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
jitsuyo (どう仕様もない):「どうしようもない」の不適切な表記。漢字を用いる場合には普通「如何しようもない」などと書く。
  Comments:
仕様 is irregular here. The しよう in どうしようもない is the volitional form of する, not a noun. Note that daijs has 仕様もない for しょうもない but only 如何しようも無い for どうしようもない.
13. A* 2023-05-01 09:41:50  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
One more counterpoint to myself you might also consider:
どう仕様も無い[rK]
all else [sK].

This provides all of the "reasonable" kanji for the entry (如何 excluded).  I find that it can be easier to understand a long string of kana when you unambiguously understand the associated kanji form, even if the kanji are not ordinarily used.
12. A* 2023-05-01 06:45:00  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
While it's in my previous treatise somewhere, I'll just add succinctly "I agree".  Will try for some more condensed edits going forward.
11. A* 2023-04-30 21:36:36  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think all the kanji forms can be sK.
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6 @@
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
@@ -9 +10 @@
-<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
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