Word Meaning 役立たず

やくたたず yakutatazu

役立たず is read as やくたたず (yakutatazu) and means useless.

Meaning

English

useless
deadhead

Reading

Kana

やくたたず

Romaji

yakutatazu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Related Words 大したことない,くだらない,下らない,役に立たない Rank 20278 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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役に立つ

やくにたつ

to be helpful

役立つ

やくだつ

to be useful

役に立たない

やくにたたない

of no avail

役立てる

やくだてる

to put to use

役に立てる

やくにたてる

to put to use

立役

たちやく

leading male role in kabuki

立役

たてやく

leading actor

引立役

ひきたてやく

person who makes someone else appear better

何の役にも立たない

なんのやくにもたたない

of no use whatsoever

立役者

たてやくしゃ

leading actor

役人

やくにん

government official

役割

やくわり

part

Example Sentences

トムの役立たず！

Tom's useless!

トムは役立たずだ。

Tom is useless.

俺って役立たずだな。

I'm useless.

ほんまにもう、この役立たずが。

Honestly, this is useless!

誰もが彼を役立たずと思っていた。

Everybody had looked on him as a good-for-nothing.

インチキなセールスマンに騙されて、役立たずの機械を買わされたとジョンは主張した。

John claimed that the dishonest salesman had tricked him into buying a useless piece of machinery.

得意なことが少ないのはいやだ。だって、僕のできないことを誰かがやってるのを見ると、役立たずな気がするもん。

I don't like specializing in a couple of things, because then I see someone else do something I didn't specialize in, and it makes me feel useless.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 2 related entries

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