無用

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See also: 无用

Chinese

not have to use
trad. (無用)
simp. (无用)

Pronunciation


Verb

無用

  1. to be useless; to be of no use; to be a waste of time
    有人認為讀書無用 [MSC, trad.]
    有人认为读书无用 [MSC, simp.]
    Yǒurén rènwéi dúshū wúyòng. [Pinyin]
    Some believe reading is a waste of time.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (無用):
  • Japanese: 無用(むよう) (muyō)
  • Korean: 무용(無用) (muyong)
  • Vietnamese: vô dụng (無用)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
よう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

(non-) +‎ (use)

Adjectival noun

()(よう) (muyō-na (adnominal ()(よう) (muyō na), adverbial ()(よう) (muyō ni))

  1. useless
  2. unnecessary; needless
  3. prohibited, no (...ing)

Inflection

Antonyms

Noun

()(よう) (muyō

  1. uselessness
  2. needlessness
  3. being prohibited

Derived terms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

無用 (muyong) (hangeul 무용)

  1. hanja form? of 무용 (uselessness)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

無用

  1. chữ Hán form of vô dụng (useless).