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Learn Japanese: shikata ga nai. - It's no use. / It can't be helped.

Japanese
/方: the way of doing something
/shikata ga nai.

shikata ga nai.

仕し方かた　が　ない。shikata ga nai.

It's no use. / It can't be helped.

Literally: there is no way of doing.

shikata ga nai.

Note

Literally: there is no way of doing.

Breakdown of shikata ga nai.

subject particle

〜方かた〜kata

way of; method of

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

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