Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    there's no (other) way

    Humble (kenjougo) languagesee 仕方がない

  2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice

    Humble (kenjougo) language

  3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough

    Humble (kenjougo) languageoft. as 〜ても致し方ない

  4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful

    Humble (kenjougo) language

  5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)

    Humble (kenjougo) languageas 〜て致し方ない or 〜で致し方ない

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert, incur, engage

Kun
いた.す
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
870 of 2500
Radical
arrive
WaniKani
Level 38

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
4i6.2The Kanji Dictionary
1814.0Four corner code
3166deroo
81f4Unicode hex code
1-35-55JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3847Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4904New Nelson (John Haig)
1316New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1668Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
883Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1202Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
756Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
818Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
916A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1407Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1114Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30149XMorohashi
1573A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
903Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
925Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1686Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1384Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
725Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1590Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
763Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi4Pinyin reading
chiKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
38WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

direction, person, alternative

Kun
かた-かた-がた
On
ホウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
46 of 2500
Radical
square
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

からなたふさまさみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-2, 3-3-1SKIP code
4h0.1The Kanji Dictionary
0022.7Four corner code
445deroo
65b9Unicode hex code
1-42-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2082Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2389New Nelson (John Haig)
1963New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2459Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1243Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1709Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
490Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
529Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
28A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
85Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
26Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13620Morohashi
204A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
70Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138sakade
182Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
223henshall3
102Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
25crowley
43Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
957Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
501Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fang1Pinyin reading
bangKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level