役立たず

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
やく
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

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Compound of +‎ 立たず

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(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

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN