“Fruitless” in Japanese
Short answer
Fruitless in Japanese is “虚しい” (munashii). Full meaning: empty, void, vacant; vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective; lifeless.
Other ways to say “Fruitless” in Japanese
空疎
kuuso empty (e.g. argument), insubstantial, hollow, fruitless
不毛
fumou barren, sterile, infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion), fruitless
何にもならない
nannimonaranai lead nowhere, get one nowhere, no use, fruitless, there's no point (in doing)
空そ
kuuso empty (e.g. argument), insubstantial, hollow, fruitless
くうそ
kuuso empty (e.g. argument), insubstantial, hollow, fruitless
虚し
munashi empty, void, vacant; vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective; lifeless
虚しく
munashiku empty, void, vacant; vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective; lifeless
虚しけれ
munashikere empty, void, vacant; vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective; lifeless
虚しかろ
munashikaro empty, void, vacant; vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective; lifeless
虚しかっ
munashika empty, void, vacant; vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective; lifeless
虚しきゃ
munashikya empty, void, vacant; vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective; lifeless
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