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無益むえき (mueki)

futile; useless

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Meaning

無益 (むえき, mueki) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “futile; useless”.

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Example sentences 10

無益むえきな会話かいわはやめましょう

Let's stop this pointless conversation.

喫煙きつえんは有害ゆうがい無益むえきであるだろう。

Smoking will do more harm than good.

薬の飲み過ぎは有害無益である.

Taking too much medicine does more harm than good.

それはあながち無益ではあるまい.

It may not be altogether useless.

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