What does 役に立たない in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 役に立たない in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 役に立たない in Japanese.

The word 役に立たない in Japanese means 役に立たない, 価値のない, 役に立たない、無価値の, 価値の無い、役に立たない, 無駄な、つまらない、役に立たない, 役に立たない、使い物にならない, 役に立たない、無能な, 無力な、無能な、役に立たない, いい加減な、無価値な、役に立たない, 効力のない、役に立たない, 無能な、役に立たない, 役に立たない［むだな］もの, クズ同然の、くだらない, 無駄な、役に立たない, 情報価値のない, 実用的でない、役に立たない, 役に立たない、無駄な. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 役に立たない

役に立たない

(useless, poor)

That is a sorry set of tools. You need a decent set.

価値のない

(frivolous)

Larry spent all his money on idle pleasures instead of planning for the future.

役に立たない、無価値の

(device, object: non-functioning)

Don't use that dud flash drive, you'll lose your files.

価値の無い、役に立たない

(UK, informal (useless, worthless)

I'm tired of listening to Bill's duff ideas; they never have any merit.

無駄な、つまらない、役に立たない

(unproductive)

All of Frank's attempts to find a job were futile.

役に立たない、使い物にならない

(informal (useless)

My Dad thinks I wasted 4 years of college on a good-for-nothing Philosophy degree.

役に立たない、無能な

(incompetent) (人)

They didn't know how incapable he was till after he was hired.

無力な、無能な、役に立たない

(person: incompetent) (人)

She proved ineffective as an administrator.

いい加減な、無価値な、役に立たない

(ill conceived, poorly thought out) (考え・計画)

効力のない、役に立たない

(ineffective)

無能な、役に立たない

(idle, useless)

Joe's shiftless brother is watching television again.

役に立たない［むだな］もの

(UK, vulgar, slang (nonsense)

Rob says he's got a physics degree, but I reckon that's complete toss.

クズ同然の、くだらない

(informal (worthless, of low quality)

This fabric is really trashy; I think it will fall apart after one washing.

無駄な、役に立たない

(useless, pointless)

情報価値のない

(not educational)

実用的でない、役に立たない

(impractical)

The plan to open the shop on Sundays is unworkable because we don’t have enough staff.

役に立たない、無駄な

(achieved nothing)

It had been a wasted journey; Karen had driven to the other side of town to meet a colleague, who had cancelled at the last minute.

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