Meaning of 甲斐無い(かいない) in Japanese

甲斐無い, 甲斐ない
Kana Reading
かいない
Romaji
kainai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjective (keiyoushi)
    Meaning
    worthless; pointless; useless

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斐 JLPT 1

12 strokes

beautiful, patterned

On'Yomi: ヒ, イ

Kun'Yomi:

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甲 JLPT 1

5 strokes

armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace

On'Yomi: コウ, カン, カ

Kun'Yomi: きのえ

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無 JLPT 2

12 strokes

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

On'Yomi: ム, ブ

Kun'Yomi: な.い

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