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shikata ga nai

Japanese locution: 'it cannot be helped'
Thing locution Q1717210
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shikata ga nai

Summary

shikata ga nai is a locution[1]. It draws 252 Wikipedia views per month (locution category, ranking #5 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • shikata ga nai's image is recorded as Shikata Ga Nai.jpg[3].
  • shikata ga nai's instance of is recorded as locution[4].
  • shikata ga nai's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[5].
  • shikata ga nai's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/060j7_[6].
  • shikata ga nai's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '仕方がない'}[7].
  • shikata ga nai's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja-hira', 'text': 'しかたがない'}[8].
  • shikata ga nai's Pixiv Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 仕方ない[9].

Why It Matters

shikata ga nai draws 252 Wikipedia views per month (locution category, ranking #5 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). shikata ga nai. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shikata-ga-nai
MLA “shikata ga nai.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shikata-ga-nai.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shikata-ga-nai_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{shikata ga nai}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shikata-ga-nai}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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