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：2026/01/05
しょうがない
Hiragana
しょうがない / しようがない
Kanji
仕様がない
Phrase
Japanese Meaning
仕方ない / それが人生
Easy Japanese Meaning
どんなにがんばっても、どうすることもできないとあきらめるときにいうことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
没办法 / 无可奈何 / 这就是生活
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
無可奈何 / 沒辦法 / 只能接受現實
Korean Meaning
어쩔 수 없다 / 방법이 없다 / 그런 법이다
Vietnamese Meaning
không thể làm gì khác; đành chịu / biết làm sao được; đành vậy / đời là vậy; không thay đổi được
Tagalog Meaning
Wala nang magagawa / Ganyan talaga / Hindi maiiwasan
Sense（1）
it can't be helped
Sense（2）
that's life
（ romanization ）
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しょうがない
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It was disappointing that the business trip was canceled because of the heavy snow, but I had no choice but to accept that it can't be helped.
It was disappointing that the business trip was canceled because of the heavy snow, but I had no choice but to accept that it can't be helped.
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大雪で出張が中止になったのは残念だが、しょうがないと納得するしかなかった。
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