How to say pointless in Japanese

かいないkainai Inflection

adjective:

  • worthless; pointless; useless

Example Sentences

ainoないnai人生jinseiなどnado全くmattaku無意味muimida
Life without love has no meaning.
ここkokode意味iminoないnai押し問答oshimondouwo続けてtsuzuketeha・・・昨日kinouno繰り返しkurikaeshiですdesuわねwane
If you continue with the pointless arguments here...it'll end up as a repeat of yesterday.
彼のkareno要領を得ないyouryouwoenai話しhanashiniうんざりunzariしたshita
I was disgusted with his pointless talk.
hitohahito自分jibunha自分jibundaからkara比べkurabeta時点jitende負けmaketeいるiru
People are people, you are you, so to compare people to one another is pointless.
付箋fusen貼りhariすぎsugiteもはやmohaya付箋fusenno意味imiないnaikigashitekita
Sticking labels on everything just makes the whole labelling thing feel pointless now.

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