JLPT N4 Elementary
仕方がない
It can’t be helped, it is no use, or indicates an unbearable feeling.
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1 Expression, I-adjective
It can't be helped
Acknowledges a lack of control over a situation and accepts the outcome with resignation.
Example
電車 が 遅れた から 、 会議 に 遅刻した 。 仕方 が ない 。
The train was late, so I was late for the meeting. It couldn't be helped.
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2 Expression, I-adjective
It's no use / Pointless
States that a specific action is pointless or futile because the result will not change.
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3 Expression, I-adjective
Unbearably... / Can't help but...
Expresses an overwhelming emotion or sensation that one cannot control or suppress.
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4 Expression, I-adjective
Hopeless / Good-for-nothing
Labels a person or thing as hopeless, good-for-nothing, or difficult to manage.
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