Word details

仕方なく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 仕方なく.

Dictionary

Entry

仕方なく仕方無くしかたなくAdverb
1

helplessly; reluctantly; as a last resort

Examples
彼はしかたなくその仕事を引き受けた。
He took the job reluctantly.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

attend, doing, official, serve

5 strokesFrequency 439JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

つか.える

direction, person, alternative

4 strokesFrequency 46JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ホウ

Kun

かた-かた-がた

Nanori

からなたふさまさみち

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

12 strokesFrequency 274JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

な.い

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