無用

むよう

useless, needlessness, unnecessariness

Also:unnecessary, not on business, prohibited

What does 無用 mean?

無用 is a Japanese noun meaning useless, needlessness, unnecessariness in English. It can also be translated as unnecessary, not on business, prohibited depending on context. It is written as 無用 in kanji, むよう in hiragana, and muyou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentences

電気のために、ろうそくは我々の生活にほとんど無用になった。

Electricity made candles of little use in our life.

あせって仕事を仕上げようとすれば、無用な間違いを犯す。

When we rush to complete our work, we make needless errors.

無用の立ち入り禁止。

No admittance except on business.