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仕方がない [ichi1,news2,nf41] ；仕方が無い [sK] ；し方がない [sK]
【しかたがない [ichi1,news2,nf41] 】

[exp,adj-i]
▶ there's no (other) way

Cross references:
	⇐ see: 2113460 しゃあない 1. it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
	⇐ see: 2839837 致し方ない【いたしかたない】 1. there's no (other) way

[exp,adj-i]
▶ cannot be helped
▶ unavoidable
▶ inevitable
▶ (there's) nothing one can do
▶ having no choice

Cross references:
	⇐ see: 2727290 没法子【メーファーズ】 1. it can't be helped; it is what it is; nothing can be done

[exp,adj-i]
《oft. as 〜ても仕方がない》
▶ it's no use (doing)
▶ pointless
▶ useless
▶ no good
▶ insufficient
▶ not enough

[exp,adj-i]
▶ hopeless (person)
▶ annoying
▶ troublesome
▶ awful

[exp,adj-i]
《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)

Conjugations

History:

9.	A 2023-09-20 10:09:49 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -11,0 +12 @@ +<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf> @@ -14,0 +16 @@ +<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
8.	A 2022-10-02 10:19:19 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	No comments. I think it's covered by the other senses.
	Diff:	@@ -64,5 +63,0 @@ -<sense> -<pos>&exp;</pos> -<gloss>very</gloss> -<gloss>extremely</gloss> -</sense>
7.	A* 2022-09-21 01:20:28 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	I wonder if it isn't just broad use of sense 2. Combining 仕方がない and 仕方ない in the one entry would be quite messy as we need to align the kanji form and the reading.
6.	A* 2022-09-18 11:38:41 mark dufour <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	https://jlptsensei.com/learn-japanese-grammar/てしょうがない-te-shou-ga-nai-て仕方がない-shikata-ga-nai-meaning/
	Comments:	according to native friend, it is often used as just 'very'. this reference would confirm this. btw not sure if there is a difference between sikatanai and sikataganai? otherwise couldn't the two be merged as 'different forms' of the same thing? in GG5, it says sikatanai==sikataganai.
	Diff:	@@ -63,0 +64,5 @@ +<sense> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<gloss>very</gloss> +<gloss>extremely</gloss> +</sense>
5.	A 2020-01-04 20:03:02 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -39 +39,2 @@ -<s_inf>usu. as 〜ても仕方がない</s_inf> +<s_inf>oft. as 〜ても仕方がない</s_inf> +<gloss>it's no use (doing)</gloss>
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4.	A 2020-01-04 04:47:41 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3.	A* 2020-01-03 22:08:59 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	meikyo
	Diff:	@@ -38,0 +39 @@ +<s_inf>usu. as 〜ても仕方がない</s_inf> @@ -55,0 +57 @@ +<s_inf>as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない</s_inf>
2.	A 2019-05-23 05:16:26 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	WWW its. 1 Tanaka sentence.
	Comments:	Mercifully only 42 sentences.
	Diff:	@@ -11,0 +12,3 @@ +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>し方がない</keb>
1.	A* 2019-05-23 00:22:50 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	daij, meikyo, gg5, prog, 中辞典, ウィズダム和英辞典
	Comments:	Most of the refs don't split the senses this finely but I think this is clearer. Some sentences for each sense: 1. 彼を待つより仕方がない彼は逃げるよりほか仕方がなかった昨夜警察をよぶよりほかに仕方がなかった 2. いたずらをするのは仕方が無い自分でやったことだから仕方がないね彼が彼女を気の毒に思うのは仕方がない 3. そんなに健康のことを心配しても仕方がないそこへ行っても仕方がない 4. [Couldn't find any in the list on WWWJDIC but here are a couple from the JEs] 全くあの男は仕方がないうそつきだ He is simply a hopeless liar また失敗したって, 仕方がない奴だ You failed again? You're hopeless, aren't you! この子は乱暴で仕方がない　This child's wildness causes a lot of trouble. 5. コーヒーが飲みたくて仕方がない彼はアメリカへ行きたくてしかたがなかった彼女はうれしくてうれしくて仕方がない
	Diff:	@@ -22,7 +22,35 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="1305430">仕方のない</xref> -<gloss>it can't be helped</gloss> -<gloss>it's inevitable</gloss> -<gloss>it's no use</gloss> -<gloss>can't stand it</gloss> -<gloss>being impatient</gloss> -<gloss>being annoyed</gloss> +<gloss>there's no (other) way</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<pos>&adj-i;</pos> +<gloss>cannot be helped</gloss> +<gloss>unavoidable</gloss> +<gloss>inevitable</gloss> +<gloss>(there's) nothing one can do</gloss> +<gloss>having no choice</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<pos>&adj-i;</pos> +<gloss>pointless</gloss> +<gloss>useless</gloss> +<gloss>no good</gloss> +<gloss>insufficient</gloss> +<gloss>not enough</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<pos>&adj-i;</pos> +<gloss>hopeless (person)</gloss> +<gloss>annoying</gloss> +<gloss>troublesome</gloss> +<gloss>awful</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<pos>&adj-i;</pos> +<gloss>cannot stand it</gloss> +<gloss>unbearable</gloss> +<gloss>cannot help (doing, feeling)</gloss> +<gloss>dying (to do)</gloss>

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