しょうがな
Meanings
Adjective (い)
Expression
Usually written in kana
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 〜てもしょうがない
4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)
as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない
Used inUsed in %
Anime817(58%)
Live action788(61%)
Visual novels440(83%)
Novels943(63%)
Non-fiction32(22%)
Web novels458(43%)
Aozora Bunko48(8%)

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