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しようも無い

しょうも無い、 仕様もない、 仕様も無い

Readings

Kana: しようもない、しょうもない
Romaji: shiyoumonai, shōmonai
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

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1

useless; stupid; good-for-nothing

Note: word usually written using kana alone
See also: 仕様が無い
2

having no way to do ...

Kanji

Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

Example Sentences

は・・・、(わか)かったとはいえ、しょうもない()ミスだ。
➥Ahh ... well I was young but what a stupid mistake.
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進化(しんか)という科学的(かがくてき)真理(しんり)反対(はんたい)しようもないほど確証(かくしょう)されもので、実質的(じっしつてき)論駁(ろんばく)できない。
➥The scientific truth of evolution is so overwhelmingly established, that it is virtually impossible to refute.
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