ムダ
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
Pitch accent
Top 9300
Composed of
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
living idly
Examples (47 in total)
It's no use.
It's a waste.
It's no use trying to escape.
It is no use trying again.
It's no use arguing with him.
It's no use complaining.
It is no use arguing with him.
It's no use waiting for him to come.
It is no use reading such a book.
It is no use asking him again.
There is no use waiting for her any longer.
Much time was wasted.
There is no point in studying if you are feeling tired.
It's no use telling me anything.
It is no use making an excuse like that.
It's no use asking him for help.
It is no use studying when you are sleepy.
It is no use talking with them any longer.
It is no use arguing with him about it.
There is no use in asking him for assistance.
All our attempts were in vain.
It's no use trying to persuade Tom.
Taxpayers are angry about wasteful government spending.
It is no use talking to him. He never listens.
It is no use trying to convince him of that.
It is no use trying to solve this problem.
She waited for her lover at the train station, but in vain.
It's no use trying to persuade the boy.
Threatening me is useless, I won't say anything.
The drowning man called for help, but in vain.
It's no use trying to fix it now.
He tried to give up smoking last year, but it was in vain.
It is useless to discuss the matter any further.
This day was just a waste of time and money.
It is useless to try to persuade him to agree.
It is of no use to try to find him in the crowd.
It's no use for him to try to find out the real reason.
It is no use pretending you know nothing about it.
Don't you think it of no use worrying about what will happen tomorrow?
He thought that there was no point in studying further in this field.
There is no use crying for help. No one will hear you.
He tried in vain to convince them of his innocence.
I waste a lot of time daydreaming.
I would rather work for any company than waste another year.
It's no use worrying about it. There's nothing you can do.
Packaging can actually prevent certain kinds of waste.
We knocked at the door for five minutes, but in vain.