Word Meaning 甲斐なし

かいなし kainashi

甲斐なし is read as かいなし (kainashi) and means worthlessness.

Meaning

English

  1. worthlessness
  2. uselessness
  3. hopelessness

Reading

Kana

かいなし

Romaji

kainashi

Writing Variants

  • 甲斐無し かいなし kainashi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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甲斐性なし

かいしょうなし

being good-for-nothing

甲斐

かい

Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

甲斐性

かいしょ

resourcefulness

甲斐犬

かいいぬ

Kai Ken (Japanese dog breed)

甲斐

がい

effect

甲斐路

かいじ

bright red table grape, a cross between a Flame Tokay and a Neo Muscat

甲斐ない

かいない

worthless

甲斐がある

かいがある

to be effective

生き甲斐

いきがい

reason for living

やり甲斐

やりがい

being worth doing