“Vain” in Japanese
Short answer
Vain in Japanese is “虚しい” (munashii). Full meaning: empty, void, vacant; vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective; lifeless.
Other ways to say “Vain” in Japanese
徒
ada party, set, gang, company, person; vain, futile, transient, frivolous; imprisonment (for 1-3 years; third most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
無益
mueki useless, futile, vain
儚い
hakanai fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain; empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)
味気ない
ajikenai wearisome, insipid, dull, irksome, wretched, vain
徒士
kachi party, set, gang, company, person; vain, futile, transient, frivolous; imprisonment (for 1-3 years; third most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
果敢ない
hakanai fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain; empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)
はかない
hakanai fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain; empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)
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
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