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どうしようもない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word どうしようもない.

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Entry

どうしようもない~い Adj.ExpressionUsually kanaFreq #2043
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

Examples
こんなどうしようもない愚息ですが、どうかご贔屓ください。
I may be a hopeless fool, but please be kind to me.

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