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仕方

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

仕方 — “way, method, means”

仕方 (read しかた) means way, method, means. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しかた

Meaning

way, method, means

仕方 in a sentence

仕方しかたがないので、歩いあるいて帰りかえりました。

There was nothing to be done, so I walked home.

The kanji in 仕方

仕to work, to serve
方direction; method; person (polite)

Words that share a kanji with 仕方

仕事しごと— work, job, occupation, employment
仕方がないしかたがない— it can't be helped, there's no other way
仕上がるしあがる— to be finished, to be completed, to be ready
方かた— -- honorific form for 人 (ひと) --; way of doing
夕方ゆうがた— late afternoon (typically just before dinner time), evening
方法ほうほう— method, way
地方ちほう— region, rural area
両方りょうほう— both, both sides

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