Word Meaning 無益

むえき mueki

無益 is read as むえき (mueki) and means useless.

Meaning

English

  1. useless
  2. futile
  3. vain

Reading

Kana

むえき

Romaji

mueki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 有益 Rank 7135 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無益有害

むえきゆうがい

useless and harmful

問答無益

もんどうむえき

there being no use in arguing (about it)

有害無益

ゆうがいむえき

more harm than good

有益無害

ゆうえきむがい

beneficial and harmless

無駄

むだ

futility

無条件

むじょうけん

unconditional

無視

むし

disregarding

無縁

むえん

unrelated to the teachings of Buddha

無駄遣い

むだづかい

waste (of money, time, etc.)

無謀

むぼう

reckless

無邪気

むじゃき

innocent

無作為

むさくい

random

Example Sentences

2

Some people insist that television does more harm than good.

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