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muyou
na adjective, noun

English Meaning(s) for 無用

na adjective, noun
  1. useless; futile
  2. unnecessary; needless
  3. not on business; unrelated; unauthorised; unauthorized
  4. prohibited; banned; forbidden

Definition and Synonyms for 無用

Unneeded not necessary
Synonyms: 不必要, 不用, 不要, 無用
Gratuitous unnecessary and unwarranted
Synonyms: 不必要, 不要, 余計, 無用
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
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
Worthlessness having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
Synonyms: つまらない, みそっかす, 無価値, 無用, 甲斐無い
Unusefulness the quality of having no practical use
Synonyms: 不要, , 無用
Futility uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
Synonyms: ただ, いたずら, , , , , 無用, 無益, 無駄
Worthlessness the quality of being without practical use
Synonyms: 無用

Meanings for each kanji in 無用

» nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not
» utilize; business; service; use; employ

Categories 無用 is a member of

Quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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Unusefulness the quality of having no practical use
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Sample Sentences for 無用

Electricity made candles of little use in our life.
John claimed that the dishonest salesman had tricked him into buying a useless piece of machinery.
When we rush to complete our work, we make needless errors.
There is nothing useless in nature.
Please don't take any trouble on my account.

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