やむかたなしじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1expressionit can't be helped; there's no other wayusually written using kana aloneA set phrase expressing resignation or acceptance that a situation is unavoidable. Slightly formal or literary in tone.こうなった以い上じょう、やむかたなしだ。Break this sentence down in the analyzerNow that it has come to this, it can't be helped.やむかたなしと諦あきらめるしかなかった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerI had no choice but to give up, accepting that there was no other way.