“Hopeless” in Japanese
Short answer
Hopeless in Japanese is “心細い” (kokorobosoi). Full meaning: helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening.
Other ways to say “Hopeless” in Japanese
空っ下手
karappeta utterly lacking (in ability), hopeless, useless, poor
処置なし
shochinashi hopeless, unworkable
駄目
dame no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken; hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless; cannot, must not, not allowed
仕様のない
shiyounonai hopeless, good-for-nothing, incorrigible, beyond redemption; foolish, preposterous, absurd
空下手
karaheta utterly lacking (in ability), hopeless, useless, poor
救いようのない
sukuiyounonai hopeless, irredeemable
如何にもならない
dounimonaranai hopeless, futile, no use, beyond help, cannot be done
箸にも棒にもかからない
hashinimobounimokakaranai hopeless, incorrigible, beyond repair, good-for-nothing, terrible
箸にも棒にも引っかからない
hashinimobounimohikkakaranai hopeless, incorrigible, beyond repair, good-for-nothing, terrible
絶望的
zetsubouteki desperate, hopeless
心ぼそい
kokorobosoi helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening
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