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    3. どうしようも無い

    どうしようも無い

    ど​う​し​よ​う​も​無ない​

    it cannot be helped

    KMT8Ref L1AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    どう仕様もない如何しようもない如何しようも無いどう仕様も無い如何仕様も無い

    どうしようもないどうしょうもない

    Adjective

    1.
    it cannot be helped, there's nothing for it, it's no use fighting back, it's hopeless, there is no way out of it
    word usually written using kana alone

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    雨あめが降ふって、試し合あいは中ちゅう止し。どうしようもない。

    It rained, and the game was cancelled. It can't be helped.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyWeather & GeographySports & Martial Arts
    彼かれはどうしようもないほど怠なまけ者ものだ。

    He is hopelessly lazy.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの悲かなしみは、どうしようもないほど深ふかかった。

    His sorrow was hopelessly deep.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    どんなに努ど力りょくしても、結けっ果かが出でない時ときはどうしようもない気き持もちになる。

    No matter how much I try, when results don't come, I feel hopeless.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    過か去この過あやまちを悔くやんでも、今いまとなってはどうしようもない。

    Even if you regret past mistakes, there's nothing that can be done now.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts

    Characters that make up this word

    無
    な.い…(2)
    nothingness・none・ain't・nothing・nil…(1)
    Kanji
    ど
    do
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    よ
    yo
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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