仕し方かた

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

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Refers to how something is done, or to an available means or course of action. Very common in negative expressions such as 仕方がない, meaning that there is no way around something or no choice.

Related words· 6

方ほう法ほうN4

方法 is a more general and formal word for a method or procedure, while 仕方 is everyday and often used in phrases about having or lacking a way to do something.

やり方かたN1

やり方 focuses on the concrete procedure or manner of doing something, whereas 仕方 can also express the mere existence or absence of a course of action.

手しゅ段だんN3

手段 refers to a strategic means used to reach a goal, while 仕方 is a more neutral, everyday word for how something is done.

仕し様ようN1

仕方 is the everyday word for a way or method and appears in the common phrase 仕方がない, while 仕様 is now mostly restricted to set phrases like 仕様がない or the technical sense of specifications.

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取とり方かた
仕方 means the way of doing something in general, whereas 取り方 narrows this to the way of 'taking' or 'getting' a specific thing.
使つかい方かたN5
仕方 means the way of doing something in general, while 使い方 specifically means the way of using a tool, object, or person.

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仕し方かたないN2

can't be helped; unavoidable; no choice · pointless; no use; useless · hopeless; troublesome; awful · can't help (doing/feeling); unbearable; dying to

仕し方かた話ばなし

talking with gestures; gestured storytelling

仕し方かたなく

reluctantly; helplessly; as a last resort

仕し方かた

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