Definition of 仕方のない (しかたのない)

かた

仕方のない

しかたのない

shikatanonai

expression, prenominal
1.
cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
2.
pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough(usu. as 〜ても仕方のない)
3.
hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
4.
cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)(as 〜て仕方のない or 〜で仕方のない)
Other readings:
仕方の無い【しかたのない】
Related Kanji
attend, doing, official, serve
direction, person, alternative
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Example sentences(showing 1 results)

He is always idling about and good for nothing