いた
 
かた
 
 

expression, adjective

Humble language.
  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 〜ても致し方ない.
  4. hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful.
  5. cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do). As 〜て致し方ない or 〜で致し方ない.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
いた
 
かた
 
 
致し方ない いたしかたない
いた
 
かた
 
致し方無い いたしかたない

Contained Kanji Breakdown

doth, do, send
チ いた.す (7th, N1)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ いた.る のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)