Meaning of 役に立たない in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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役に立たない
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Kana Readingやくにたたない
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Romajiyakunitatanai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- of no avail; useless
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Example Sentences
役に立たない, やくにたたない used in context
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This screwdriver is too small to be any use.
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おやおや。いかな体育の授業といえど・・・真剣勝負の意気込みで臨まなければ、いざ実戦と言う時に役に立ちませんよ。
Oh my. However much it's just a P.E. class; if you don't face it in real earnest, then when it comes to a real fight it won't do you any good.
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Leave out anything that is useless.
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He has proven that he is not worth his salt.
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He regards so-called compulsory education as useless.
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His books are almost useless.
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Kanji found in this word
stand up, rise, set up, erect
On: リツ, リュウ, リットル
Kun: た.つ, -た.つ, た.ち-, た.てる, -た.てる, た.て-, たて-, -た.て, -だ.て, -だ.てる
5 strokes
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