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JLPT N3 · Set phrases

しょうがない

it can't be helped

Stroke order of しょうがない

6 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

し · 1 strokesょ · 3 strokesう · 2 strokesが · 5 strokesな · 4 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

SHOUGANAI — 'show gonna nigh' what show can fix it?

Parts: Phrase; resignation.

The characters in しょうがない

  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • う う — u (2 strokes)
  • が が — ga (5 strokes)
  • な な — na (4 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

雨だからしょうがない。

あめだからしょうがない。

It's raining, so it can't be helped.

More words: Set phrases

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