無益

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Chinese[edit]

not have benefit; increase
trad. (無益)
simp. (无益)

Pronunciation[edit]


Adjective[edit]

無益

  1. to be in vain; to have no benefit; to not be helpful

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Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (無益):

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
えき
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

()(えき) (mueki-na (adnominal ()(えき) (mueki na), adverbial ()(えき) (mueki ni))

  1. useless, futile, pointless
    • 1941, 太宰治, 新ハムレット:
      (ひと)無益(むえき)(きず)つけるだけの(こと)です。
      Hito o mueki ni kizu tsukeru dake no koto desu.
      It only hurts people pointlessly.

Inflection[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(えき) (mueki

  1. futility

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese[edit]

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective[edit]

無益

  1. chữ Hán form of vô ích (useless; futile).