“Useless” in Japanese
Short answer
Useless in Japanese is “無用” (muyou). Full meaning: useless, futile; unnecessary, needless; not on business, unrelated, unauthorised, unauthorized.
Other ways to say “Useless” in Japanese
無益
mueki useless, futile, vain
半人
hannin useless, worthless, no good; half-man (esp. upper body)
甲斐無い
kainai worthless, pointless, useless
明かん
akan useless, no good, hopeless; cannot, must not, not allowed
半人足
hanninsoku useless, worthless, incompetent, no good
駄目
dame no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken; hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless; cannot, must not, not allowed
役立たず
yakutatazu useless, deadhead
明かへん
akahen useless, no good, hopeless
益体もない
yakutaimonai useless, worthless, silly, trivial
甲斐がない
kaiganai useless, in vain
意味がない
imiganai useless, no future in it, doesn't make sense, having no point
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