Meaning of 下らない in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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下らないJLPT 2
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Kana Readingくだらない
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Romajikudaranai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- good-for-nothing; stupid; trivial; worthless
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Example Sentences
下らない, くだらない used in context
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「くだらねえ都市伝説だろう」「でも、火のないところに煙は立たないというけどね」
Probably just a stupid urban legend "But they do say 'there's no smoke without fire', don't they?"
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彼はいろいろ他人の欠点をあげつらうのにうんざりしてしまった。そこで彼らの言うことは何でも、たとえどんなにくだらなくてもそのまま認めることにしている。
He got tired of being the devil's advocate and now agrees with every idea they suggest, no matter how dumb.
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His opinion is for the birds.
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The students bothered the teacher with silly questions.
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We were involved in a petty argument.
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I was involved in a petty argument.
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Kanji found in this word
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
On: カ, ゲ
Kun: した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる
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