“Pointless” in Japanese
Short answer
Pointless in Japanese is “甲斐無い” (kainai). Full meaning: worthless, pointless, useless.
Other ways to say “Pointless” in Japanese
甲斐ない
kainai worthless, pointless, useless
実のない
minonai insubstantial, pointless
意味ない
iminai meaningless, pointless
誰得
daretoku who benefits (from that)?, who cares?, who would want that?, who is it meant to appeal to?; pointless, of benefit to no one, of interest to no one, appealing to no one, extremely niche
仕方のない
shikatanonai cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice; pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough; hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
仕方ない
shikatanai there's no (other) way; cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice; it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
甲斐無
kaina worthless, pointless, useless
甲斐な
kaina worthless, pointless, useless
甲斐無く
kainaku worthless, pointless, useless
甲斐無う
kainou worthless, pointless, useless
甲斐無え
kainei worthless, pointless, useless
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