しょうがない

Also written しようがない, 仕様がない

Meanings

1. Expression, い-adjective there's no (other) way
2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; it is what it is
3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough (oft. as 〜てもしょうがない)
4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) (as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない)

Word lists

• JLPT N2

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