Word Meaning 有害無益

ゆうがいむえき yuugaimueki

有害無益 is read as ゆうがいむえき (yuugaimueki) and means more harm than good.

Meaning

English

more harm than good
harmful and of no use

Reading

Kana

ゆうがいむえき

Romaji

yuugaimueki

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 35924 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

有益無害

ゆうえきむがい

beneficial and harmless

無益有害

むえきゆうがい

useless and harmful

有益

ゆうえき

beneficial

有耶無耶

うやむや

indefinite

無益

むえき

useless

問答無益

もんどうむえき

there being no use in arguing (about it)

有無

うむ

consent or refusal

有害

ゆうがい

harmful

有名無実

ゆうめいむじつ

in name but not in reality

有って無い

あってない

lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)

有無相通じる

うむあいつうじる

to help each other

有相無相

うそうむそう

all things in nature

Example Sentences

テレビは有害無益だと言う人もいる。

Some people insist that television does more harm than good.

運動も過度になると有害無益である。

Exercise, if carried to excess, will do you more harm than good.