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Words — 123 found

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. useless; futile
  • でんき電気
  • ために
  • ろうそく
  • われわれ我々
  • せいかつ生活
  • ほとんど
  • むよう無用
  • になった
Electricity made candles of little use in our life.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. unnecessary; needless
  • あせって
  • しごと仕事
  • しあ仕上げよう
  • すれば
  • むよう無用
  • まちが間違い
  • おか犯す
When we rush to complete our work, we make needless errors.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
3. not on business; unrelated; unauthorised; unauthorized
  • むよう無用
  • たちいりきんし立ち入り禁止
No admittance except on business.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
4. prohibited; banned; forbidden
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
1. useless; futile; vain
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; brokenUsually written using kana alone
  • きょねん去年
  • ジョギング
  • シューズ
  • にそく2足
  • だめ駄目
  • した
I wore out two pairs of jogging shoes last year.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposelessUsually written using kana alone
  • もう
  • だめ
It's all over.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
3. cannot; must not; not allowedUsually written using kana alone
  • よるおそ夜遅く
  • まで
  • 起きていて
  • だめ駄目
Don't sit up late at night.
Noun
4. neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a gameGo (game)
5. no!; stop!Usually written using kana alone
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ダメ
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やく
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. of no avail; uselessSee also 役に立つ
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役にたたない 【やくにたたない】やくに立たない 【やくにたたない】役に立た無い 【やくにたたない】
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かい 甲斐
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. useless; in vain
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甲斐が無い 【かいがない】
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. useless; vain; aimless; idleUsually written using kana alone, usu. as いたずらに
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徒ら 【いたずら】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. trivial; trifling; insignificant; not worth bothering with; worthless; useless; good-for-nothingUsually written using kana alone
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. stupid; nonsensical; absurd; foolish; sillyUsually written using kana alone
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. useless; deadhead
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つか 使
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
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使い物にならない 【つかいものにならない】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. dull; uninteresting; boring; tediousUsually written using kana alone
  • あの
  • あたら新しい
  • えいが映画
  • つまらんかった
That new movie was a bummer.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthlessUsually written using kana alone
  • あの
  • おとこ
  • よく
  • つまらぬ
  • こと
  • だれ誰にでも
  • いんねん因縁をつける
He often uses the slightest thing as a pretext for a fight with anybody.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. absurd; foolish; silly; stupidUsually written using kana alone
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. useless; pointless; disappointingUsually written using kana alone
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詰まらない 【つまらない】
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Noun
1. dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
  • かのじょ彼女
  • 吠える
  • いぬ
  • こわ怖がる
She is afraid of barking dogs.
Noun
2. squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spyDerogatory, Usually written using kana alone, See also みっこくしゃ
  • 気をつけて
  • けいさつ警察
  • いぬ
  • かぎまわかぎ回ってる
Watch out! A police spy is snooping around.
Noun
3. loser; assholeDerogatory
Noun, used as a prefix
4. counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
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狗 【いぬ】イヌ
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ょう 仕様
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. stupid; meaningless; worthless; pointless; boringUsually written using kana alone
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond savingUsually written using kana alone
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仕様もない 【しようもない】
Notes
仕様もない: Rarely-used kanji form. 仕様もない: Rarely-used kanji form.
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意味
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no pointSee also 意味がある いみがある
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意味が無い 【いみがない】
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やくたい 益体
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. useless; worthless; silly; trivial
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益体も無い 【やくたいもない】
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Noun
1. wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
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徒骨 【むだぼね】
Notes
徒骨: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. useless; no good; hopelessUsually written using kana alone, Kansai dialect, commonly used with i-adjective inflections, e.g. あかんかった, あかんくない
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2. cannot; must not; not allowedUsually written using kana alone, Kansai dialect
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アカン
Notes
明かん: Rarely-used kanji form.
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やく
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; uselessSee also 役に立たない やくにたたない
  • この
  • どうぐ道具
  • なんの
  • やく役にもたたない
This tool is good for nothing.
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役にもたたない 【やくにもたたない】
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かた 仕方
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. there's no (other) way
  • かれ
  • 待つ
  • より
  • しかた仕方がない
All we can do is to wait for him.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
  • じぶん自分
  • やった
  • こと
  • だから
  • しかた仕方がない
You brought it on yourself.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enoughoft. as 〜ても仕方がない
  • そんなに
  • けんこう健康
  • こと
  • しんぱい心配
  • して
  • しかた仕方がない
There is no sense in your worrying about your health so much.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
  • まった全く
  • あの
  • おとこ
  • しかた仕方がない
  • うそつき
He is simply a hopeless liar.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない
  • コーヒー
  • 飲み
  • たくて
  • しかた仕方がない
I'm dying for a cup of coffee.
Wikipedia definition
6. Shikata ga nai,, is a is an alternative.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. bad; wrong; naughtyUsually written using kana alone
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. must not (do, be); should not; ought not toUsually written using kana alone, after the -te form of a verb or adjective
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. useless; no good; badUsually written using kana alone
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. hopeless; beyond hopeUsually written using kana alone
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. unfortunate; a shame; a pityUsually written using kana alone, used to express sympathy
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. unable to drink (alcohol)Usually written using kana alone
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
7. so as not to ...; so that ... (won't); in case ...; for fear that ...; lest ...Usually written using kana alone, as ...(すると|しては)いけない(から|ので)
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Kanji — 4 found

4.751553923884992
10 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4.
on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people
On:
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10.363854458216714
4 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
superfluous, uselessness
On: ジョウ
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100.0
15 strokes.
illness, pain, neglect, useless
Kun: や.む
On: カン ケン
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100.0
17 strokes.
dirty, useless, weak, powerless, cracked, flaw
Kun: くぼ.む
On:
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Sentences — 38 found

  • 75156
    • もちろん
    • ばんのう万能
    • ではない
    • からといって
    • かち価値
    • ない
    • わけではない
    • から
    • 、GTD
    • ダメ
    • いう
    • こと
    • には
    • ならない
    Of course you can't say that it's worth nothing because it isn't perfect, so that doesn't mean that GTD is useless. Tatoeba
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