This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

仕方がないよ。

Sentence Analyzer

仕方 ない

English Translation

There is no choice.

Furigana

仕方(しかた)がないよ。

Romanji

Shikata ga nai yo.

Words

仕方 (しかた)
way; method; means; resource; course
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative