詮方ない
senkatanai
cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
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  1. senkatanai cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
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Kanji Breakdown
Discussion, Methods Called For, Selection, Result
On: せん Kun: せん.ずる,かい,あき.らか
13 strokes
Direction, Person, Alternative
On: ほう Kun: かた,-かた,-がた
4 strokes N4
How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
詮方ない → 詮方なくない → 詮方なかった → 詮方なくて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

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とても詮方ないですね。
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