かた
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. there's no (other) way
2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough
oft. as 〜ても仕方ない
4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)
as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない
Kanji used
serve
way
Pitch accent
かたな
Top 1400
Composed of
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Examples (8 in total)
That can't be helped.
I had no choice but to go.
Pull yourself together, now. There's no point in crying.