役立たず

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
やく
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

Compound of +‎ 立たず

Pronunciation

Adjective

(やく)()たず (yakutatazu

  1. useless, deadhead, good-for-nothing, a piece of shit
  2. (politics) lame duck
    Synonyms: 死に体, レームダック

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN