Meaning of 無用 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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無用JLPT 1
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Kana Readingむよう
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Romajimuyō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- useless; futility; needlessness; unnecessariness
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Example Sentences
無用, むよう used in context
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無用の立ち入り禁止。
No admittance except on business.
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Electricity made candles of little use in our life.
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There is nothing useless in nature.
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Please don't take any trouble on my account.
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ジョンは、その不誠実なセールスマンが、彼をだまして無用な機械を買わせたと主張した。
John claimed that the dishonest salesman had tricked him into buying a useless piece of machinery.
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ジョンは、その誠実でないセールスマンが、彼をだまして無用な機械を買わせたと主張した。
John claimed that the dishonest salesman had tricked him into buying a useless piece of machinery.
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