仕方ない
Reading: しかたない
Meaning: it can't be helped; unavoidable
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Example Sentence
それ は 仕方ない と 思う
I think it can't be helped.
Usage Notes
Expresses resignation to a situation that cannot be changed. Can be written as 仕方がない or しょうがない.
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