しょうがない
Shouganai
JLPT N2Usually written in kana.
Other forms: しようが無い、仕様が無い、しょうが無い
Also read: しようがない、しょーがない
仕様がない (Shouganai) is a Japanese expression meaning “there's no (other) way, cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable”.
Meanings
- expression, i-adjectivethere's no (other) way
- expression, i-adjectivecannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice; it is what it is
- expression, i-adjectiveit's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enoughoft. as 〜てもしょうがない
- expression, i-adjectivehopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
- expression, i-adjectivecannot 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
Examples
今日は寒くてしょうがない。
It's simply too cold today.
あの子はしょうがない子だ。
That child is impossible.
男の子のいたずらはしょうがない。
Boys will be boys.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).