Results, 無用の長物

無用の長物【むようのちょうぶつmuyounochoubutsu】

expression:

  • useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle

Kanji definition:

無
常用４年

ムMU・ブBU・ないna.i

nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not

Strokes:
12
Radical:
火灬 fire
SKIP:
2-8-4
UTF:
7121
JIS208:
44-21
Hangul:
무 [mu]
Pinyin:
wú / mó
Stroke order:
Example words:
無料【むりょうmuryou】
free (of charge); gratuitous
無職【むしょくmushoku】
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
無罪【むざいmuzai】
innocence; being not guilty
無所属【むしょぞくmushozoku】
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
無理【むりmuri】
unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable; / impossible; / forcible; forced; compulsory; / excessive (work, etc.); immoderate; / to work too hard; to try too hard; / no way; not a chance; never; dream on; / irrational
用
常用２年JLPTN4

ヨウYOU・もちいるmochi.iru

utilize; business; service; use; employ

Strokes:
5
Radical:
用甩 use
SKIP:
4-5-1
UTF:
7528
JIS208:
45-49
Nanori:
たからtakara
Hangul:
용 [yong]
Pinyin:
yòng
Stroke order:
Example words:
利用【りようriyou】
use; utilization; utilisation; application
使用【しようshiyou】
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
費用【ひようhiyou】
cost; expense
採用【さいようsaiyou】
use; adoption; acceptance; / appointment; employment; engagement; recruitment
雇用【こようkoyou】
employment (long term); hire
長
常用２年JLPTN5

チョウCHOU・ながいnaga.i・おさosa

long; leader; superior; senior

➜
兏 镸
Strokes:
8
Radical:
長镸 long
SKIP:
4-8-1
UTF:
9577
JIS208:
36-25
Nanori:
おo・おしゃosha・たかしtakashi・たけtake・なna・はha・ひさhisa
Hangul:
장 [jang]
Pinyin:
cháng / zhǎng
Stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
Example words:
部長【ぶちょうbuchou】
head (chief, director) of a section or department; / head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
成長【せいちょうseichou】
growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult; / growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
長男【ちょうなんchounan】
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
社長【しゃちょうshachou】
company president; manager; director
会長【かいちょうkaichou】
president (of a society); chairman
物
常用３年JLPTN4

ブツBUTSU・モツMOTSU・ものmono・もの~mono

thing; object; matter

Strokes:
8
Radical:
牛牜⺧ cow
SKIP:
1-4-4
UTF:
7269
JIS208:
42-10
Hangul:
물 [mul]
Pinyin:
wù
Stroke order:
Example words:
人物【じんぶつjinbutsu】
person; character; figure; personage; man; woman; / one's character; one's personality; / able person; talented person
動物【どうぶつdoubutsu】
animal
物質【ぶっしつbusshitsu】
material; substance; / matter
建物【たてものtatemono】
building
物語【ものがたりmonogatari】
tale; story; legend

Kanji

無

ムMU・ブBU・ないna.i

nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not

用

ヨウYOU・もちいるmochi.iru

utilize; business; service; use; employ


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