無益

むえき

useless; futile; vain

AdjectiveJLPT N1

What does 無益 mean?

無益 is a Japanese adjective meaning useless; futile; vain in English. It is written as 無益 in kanji, むえき in hiragana, and mueki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

自分が生きている世界との共感がなければ、作家であることは無益である。

It is no use being a writer if one is not in sympathy with the world in which one is living.