仕方ない
Meanings
I-adjective
1. there's no (other) way
2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough (oft. as 〜ても仕方ない)
4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do) (as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
しかたない
Examples19
パーティー
I just can't wait for the party.
私
I had no choice but to go.
それ
It cannot be helped.
働く
We have no alternative but to work.
暑くて
It's too hot.
息子
The son acquiesced in his parents' wishes.