不毛ふもう (fumou)

fruitless; infertile

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不毛 (ふもう, fumou) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “fruitless; infertile”.

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Example sentences 9

不毛ふもうな 話しはなしあいはやめましょう

Let's stop this pointless discussion.

草もまばらな大平原と不毛の地を見下ろしていました。

"I looked down upon the great plain covered with coarse grass, and upon the barren fields.

終戦後も、開戦及び戦争責任の追及などは全く不毛で非生産的であるので、許さない。

」 'It is useless to try, after the war, to establish responsibility for the outbreak of the war and the war itself, and it will not be allowed.'

それによると、軍事的には『討伐』には失敗したが、「対馬は土地が不毛で生活が苦しい。

According to this volume, militarily "the expedition" was a failure, but did win them the following document of capitulation: 'Tsushima's land is barren, making it difficult to eke out a living there.