Word Meaning しか無い

しかない shikanai

しか無い is read as しかない (shikanai) and means having no choice but to ....

Meaning

English

  1. having no choice but to ...
  2. all one can do is ...
  3. there's nothing to do except ...
  4. having nothing but ...
  5. there is only ...
  6. having only ...
  7. having no more than ...

Reading

Kana

しかない

Romaji

shikanai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 22651 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無い

ない

not

申し分無い

もうしぶんない

no objection

有って無い

あってない

lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)

でも無い

でもない

it is not (like that) either

までも無い

までもない

doesn't amount to doing (something)

無駄遣い

むだづかい

waste (of money, time, etc.)