仕方ない
しかたないshikatanaii-adjective
3,296th most heard wordIn 78 of 4140 videos (2%)heard 94 timeslast on Oct 28, 2026
- there's no (other) way
- cannot be helped
- unavoidable
Across the 4,140 Japanese YouTube videos LingoDew uses to teach Japanese, 仕方ない is heard 94 times in 78 videos from 36 channels, the 3,296th most heard word.
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- 5:30いやそれはそれは仕方ないよねでさらにまあ考え人はやっぱり七月から考え人はWell that can't be helped, and also, Kangae-bito, after all from July, Kangae-bitoNihongo con Teppei with Kimi #32「きみちゃんの復讐。そして、ともやはきみちゃんなのか？それともオデュッセウスなのか！？」
- 4:19だからコンロの火の強さ違いますよね。まあ環境が違うのは仕方ないかもしれませんね。でもここからが不思議なんですSo the strength of the stove fire is different, right? Well, it can't be helped if the environment is different. But this is where it gets strange.料理が毎回うまくいかない人へ | The Secret to Repeating Your Best Results
- 8:26五位堂から高田まではそんなに間の駅通過しません。あ意外にすぐ止まってしまうなと思いそうですけれども、これはこのあたり大きな町が多いので仕方ないですねWe don't pass that many stations between Goido and Takada. You might think, oh, we're stopping surprisingly soon, but there are many large towns around here, so it can't be helped.特急を使わず伊勢神宮に行ってみた！【近鉄快速急行】
- 30:48で、仕方なくこの義務教育制度ができたので、あの農家のですね子供もですね、職人の子供も、とりあえず親はいやいやながら子供を学校に行かせることにした。And since the compulsory education system was reluctantly created, farmers' children and artisans' children, for the time being parents reluctantly decided to send their children to school.「この質問を見る限り、今義務教育が崩壊してきています」学生からの”舐めた質問”に岡田斗司夫が思うこと【岡田斗司夫 / 切り抜き / サイコパスおじさん】
- 24:35まあ戦争になっちゃったということはことは仕方ないので、それが終わったら工事し始めようと終戦を待ちました。Well, since war had broken out it couldn't be helped, so they waited for the end of the war to start construction.【住宅街に謎の高架橋】新幹線脇に残る「幻の鉄路」15km歩いて辿ってみた！
How it's said
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- Forms you'll hear
- 仕方なく仕方なかった仕方なくて
- Often heard with
- 仕方ないです10×仕方ない仕方ない6×それ仕方ない3×仕方ないんだ3×
Related words
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