よう
The way to ~; a way of doing ~; method/style
Romaji: you
Meaning & usage
A noun forming suffix which means a way (of doing something).
Notes
取れる - to be interpreted (as); to be taken as
Example sentences 13
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この作文は直しようがない。
There is no way to correct this composition.
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この成績じゃ・では救いようがない。
There is no way to save (him) with this grade.
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こんなに壊れてしまっては直しようがない。
We cannot fix it now that it is broken to this extent.
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こんなに学生が多くては教えようがない。
There is no way to teach if there are this many students.
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それ以外に考えようがない。
There is no other way to think (about it).
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そんな聞き方をされたら答えようがない。
I cannot answer if you ask (literally: I am asked) that way.
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ほかにやりようはないのだろうか。
Isn't there any other way to do it, I wonder?
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みんなで同時に攻せめて来きたら防ふせぎようがない。
There is no way to defend ourselves if all of them attack us at the same time.
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日本語があんなに下手じゃどうしようもない。
There is no hope to do with such poor Japanese. (literally: There is no way even to do if his Japanese is that poor.)
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漢字が読めないんじゃ(=のでは)仕事のさせようがない。
There is no way to have him work if he cannot read kanji.
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私に謝ってもらってもしようがない。
There is no point apologizing to me (literally: even if you apologize to me).
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見つからないのは探しようが悪いんだよ。
It's because your way of searching (for it) is wrong that you cannot find it.
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読みようによってはこの手紙は遺書ともとれる。
Depending on how you read it, this letter can also be taken as a suicide note.