See also: 无益

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

Antonyms edit

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Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (無益):
  • Japanese: ()(えき) (mueki)
  • Korean: 무익(無益) (mu'ik)
  • Vietnamese: vô ích (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).