Word Meaning 役にも立たない

やくにもたたない yakunimotatanai

役にも立たない is read as やくにもたたない (yakunimotatanai) and means of no use whatsoever.

Meaning

English

  1. of no use whatsoever
  2. good for nothing
  3. useless

Reading

Kana

やくにもたたない

Romaji

yakunimotatanai

Writing Variants

  • 役にもたたない やくにもたたない yakunimotatanai

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 64238 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

役に立つ

やくにたつ

to be helpful

役立つ

やくだつ

to be useful

役立てる

やくだてる

to put to use

役立たず

やくたたず

useless

役に立てる

やくにたてる

to put to use

立役

たてやく

leading actor

立ち役

たちやく

leading male role in kabuki

引き立て役

ひきたてやく

person who makes someone else appear better

立役者

たてやくしゃ

leading actor

役人

やくにん

government official

Example Sentences

10

It is good for nothing.

He is good for nothing.

That book is of no use.

His idea is good for nothing.

That kind of talk will get you nowhere.

This kind of book is of no use to us.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

Knowledge without common sense counts for nothing.

The chicken feed I get for a salary is good for nothing.

It's no use crying over spilt milk.