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[()·えき()]
mueki
na adjective, no adjective, noun

English Meaning(s) for 無益

na adjective, no adjective, noun
  1. useless; futile; vain

Definition and Synonyms for 無益

Fruitless unproductive of success
Synonyms: ただ, だめ, いたずら, いたずら, はかない, 不毛, , , , , 徒爾, 無益, 無駄, , 虚しい
Useless having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
Synonyms: やくざ, いたずら, いたずら, はかない, へっぽこ, くだらない, 下る, 下がる, 不用, 徒爾, 無用, 無益, 無駄, 益体もない
Ineffectual producing no result or effect
Synonyms: いたずら, いたずら, はかない, 不毛, 無効, 無益, 無駄, 虚しい
Worthless lacking in usefulness or value
Synonyms: だめ, やくざ, くだらない, ばかばかしい, 下る, 下がる, 無用, 無益, 無駄, 甲斐なし, 甲斐無い, 益体もない, 馬鹿らしい
Futility uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
Synonyms: ただ, いたずら, , , , , 無用, 無益, 無駄

Meanings for each kanji in 無益

» nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not
» benefit; gain; profit; advantage

Categories 無益 is a member of

Unusefulness the quality of having no practical use
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 無益

Sample Sentences for 無益

Exercise, if carried to excess, will do you more harm than good.
It is no use being a writer if one is not in sympathy with the world in which one is living.
This book will do you more harm than good.
Some people insist that television does more harm than good.
A word spoken at the wrong time can do very much more harm than good.

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