useless in Japanese
useless in Japanese is 無用, 下手 (な) — useless means not able to be used; serving no practical purpose.
useless in Japanese
無用
Pronounced: muyō
Without use or possibility to be used.
下手 (な)
Pronounced: heta
(colloquial, of a person) Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.
What does "useless" mean?
-
adjective Not able to be used; serving no practical purpose.
"An umbrella with broken spokes is useless in heavy rain."
-
adjective Informal: bad at something; incompetent.
"He's completely useless at parallel parking, so I always drive."
Vocabulary Flow
Learn more English words in Japanese.
Vocabulary Flow serves English words with the Japanese meaning, one at a time — pronunciation and an example each time. Scroll it either direction.
Learn English in Japanese
useless in a sentence
- An umbrella with broken spokes is useless in heavy rain.
- A phone with a dead battery is useless.
- He's completely useless at parallel parking, so I always drive.
- Don't ask me to fix it; I'm useless with computers.
Similar words in Japanese
Common Japanese translations
Frequently asked questions
What is "useless" in Japanese?
"useless" in Japanese is 無用, 下手 (な). useless means: Not able to be used; serving no practical purpose.
How do you pronounce 無用?
"useless" in Japanese is 無用, pronounced "muyō".
How do you use "useless" in a sentence?
Example: "An umbrella with broken spokes is useless in heavy rain." In Japanese, "useless" is 無用, 下手 (な).
Are there other ways to say "useless" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "useless": 無用, 下手 (な).
Study it as flashcards or scroll it in Vocabulary Flow — saved to your collection.
