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くだらない (kudaranai)

good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch -1

Meaning

下らない (くだらない, kudaranai) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “good-for-nothing, stupid, trivial, worthless”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

くだらないおしゃべりはやめなさい。

Stop chattering.

彼かれの意見いけんはくだらない。

His opinions are worthless.

くだらない話はなしはもうたくさんだ。

We have had enough of empty words.

私わたしはくだらない議論ぎろんに巻き込まきこまれた。

I was involved in a petty argument.

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