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Shikataganai
shikataganai
仕方が無い is Shikataganai, a Japanese phrase meaning “it cannot be helped,” or “nothing can be done about it.”
Other translations include: “It can't be helped,” “it's inevitable,” or “it's no use.”
This phrase is sometimes used in Japan to refer to when (Japanese) people as a whole must endure things that are beyond their control.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Shoganai
Accepting Your Fate
shouganai / shiyouganai
仕様が無い is a Japanese phrase that means “it can't be helped,” “it is inevitable,” and “nothing can be done.”
Some will see this as a negative (just give up), and others will see it as a suggestion to avoid futile effort.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Pride Goes Before a Fall
jiāo bīng bì bài
kyouheihippai / kyohehippai
This literally means an arrogant army is bound to lose.
The meaning is similar to “pride goes before a fall.”
Others may translate this as “defeat is inevitable for an overconfident army,” “being arrogant and overconfident inevitably leads to defeat,” or “pride comes before a fall.”
Inevitable
This means inevitable, certain, necessity, necessary, or inevitability in Chinese Characters, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
必然 see styles |
bì rán bi4 ran2 pi jan hitsuzen ひつぜん |
More info & calligraphy: Inevitable(adj-no,adj-na) (1) (ant: 偶然・1) inevitable; necessary; certain; sure; (2) inevitability; necessity necessary |
驕兵必敗 骄兵必败 see styles |
jiāo bīng bì bài jiao1 bing1 bi4 bai4 chiao ping pi pai kyouheihippai / kyohehippai きょうへいひっぱい |
More info & calligraphy: Pride Goes Before a Fall(expression) (yoji) defeat is inevitable for an overconfident army; being arrogant and overconfident inevitably leads to defeat; pride comes before a fall |
仕方が無い see styles |
shikataganai しかたがない |
More info & calligraphy: Shikataganai |
仕様が無い see styles |
shiyouganai / shiyoganai しようがない shouganai / shoganai しょうがない |
More info & calligraphy: Shoganai |
先々 see styles |
sakizaki さきざき |
(n-adv,n-t) (1) distant future; inevitable future; (2) places one goes to |
先先 see styles |
sakizaki さきざき |
(n-adv,n-t) (1) distant future; inevitable future; (2) places one goes to |
奈河 see styles |
nài hé nai4 he2 nai ho nagawa ながわ |
(surname) Nagawa The inevitable river in purgatory to be crossed by all. |
必死 see styles |
hisshi ひっし |
(adj-na,adj-no) (1) frantic; frenetic; desperate; (2) inevitable death; (3) {shogi} (See 必至・2) brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) |
必至 see styles |
bì zhì bi4 zhi4 pi chih hisshi ひっし |
(adj-na,adj-no) (1) inevitable; necessary; foregone; (2) {shogi} (See 必死・3) brinkmate (inevitable checkmate) Certainly will, certainly arrive at. |
必衰 see styles |
hissui ひっすい |
(archaism) inevitable decline (decay, collapse, etc.) |
業報 业报 see styles |
yè bào ye4 bao4 yeh pao gouhou / goho ごうほう |
karma effects; fate; inevitable retribution Karma-reward; the retribution of karma, good or evil. |
業天 业天 see styles |
yè tiān ye4 tian1 yeh t`ien yeh tien gyouten / gyoten ぎょうてん |
(surname) Gyouten The karma of heaven, i.e. the natural inevitable law of cause and effect. |
行果 see styles |
xíng guǒ xing2 guo3 hsing kuo gyōka |
Deed and result; the inevitable sequence of act and its effect. |
不可避 see styles |
bù kě bì bu4 ke3 bi4 pu k`o pi pu ko pi fukahi ふかひ |
unavoidable (noun or adjectival noun) inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable |
必する see styles |
hissuru ひっする |
(vs-s,vi) (1) (archaism) to be inevitable; to be certain; (vs-s,vt) (2) (archaism) to resolve (to do) |
必然的 see styles |
hitsuzenteki ひつぜんてき |
(adjectival noun) inevitable; necessary |
と言うと see styles |
toiuto というと |
(expression) (1) (kana only) when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; when one hears ...; (exp,conj) (2) (kana only) (sometimes in sentence-initial position) by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; so that means; (expression) (3) (kana only) (indicates that what follows is inevitable) whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail) |
仕方ない see styles |
shikatanai しかたない |
(adjective) it can't be helped; it's inevitable; it's no use; can't stand it; impatient; annoyed |
仕方無い see styles |
shikatanai しかたない |
(adjective) it can't be helped; it's inevitable; it's no use; can't stand it; impatient; annoyed |
余儀ない see styles |
yoginai よぎない |
(adjective) unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control |
余儀無い see styles |
yoginai よぎない |
(adjective) unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control |
四種觀行 四种观行 see styles |
sì zhǒng guān xíng si4 zhong3 guan1 xing2 ssu chung kuan hsing shishu kangyō |
The four kinds of examination, a method of repentance as a way to get rid of any sin: study the cause of the sin, which lies in ignorance, or lack of clear understanding, e. g. moth and fame; study its inevitable effect, its karma; study oneself, introspection; and study the Tathāgata in his perfect character, and saving power. |
回避不能 see styles |
kaihifunou / kaihifuno かいひふのう |
(noun or adjectival noun) inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable |
後手必敗 see styles |
gotehippai ごてひっぱい |
(expression) Defeat is inevitable for one who goes second; Being slow to take action inevitably leads to defeat |
必然結果 必然结果 see styles |
bì rán jié guǒ bi4 ran2 jie2 guo3 pi jan chieh kuo |
inevitable outcome; inescapable consequence |
是非ない see styles |
zehinai ぜひない |
(adjective) unavoidable; inevitable |
是非無い see styles |
zehinai ぜひない |
(adjective) unavoidable; inevitable |
理所當然 理所当然 see styles |
lǐ suǒ dāng rán li3 suo3 dang1 ran2 li so tang jan |
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right |
習慣自然 习惯自然 see styles |
xí guàn zì rán xi2 guan4 zi4 ran2 hsi kuan tzu jan |
habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable; second nature; same as 習慣成自然|习惯成自然 |
仕方がない see styles |
shikataganai しかたがない |
(exp,adj-i) it can't be helped; it's inevitable; it's no use; can't stand it; being impatient; being annoyed |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Shikataganai | 仕方が無い | shikataganai | ||
| Shoganai | 仕様が無い | shouganai / shiyouganai shoganai / shiyoganai | ||
| Pride Goes Before a Fall | 驕兵必敗 骄兵必败 | kyouheihippai / kyohehippai kyoheihipai / kyohehipai | jiāo bīng bì bài jiao1 bing1 bi4 bai4 jiao bing bi bai jiaobingbibai | chiao ping pi pai chiaopingpipai |
| Inevitable | 必然 | hitsuzen | bì rán / bi4 ran2 / bi ran / biran | pi jan / pijan |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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