いらない

いらない
expression
don't need; don't want; no thanks
informalcommunication
1. don't need; don't want (casual)
The plain negative of 要(い)る (to need, to be required). Used colloquially to decline an offer or to say something is unnecessary.
「砂糖(さとう)は?」「いらない。」
"Sugar?" "No thanks."
そんなにたくさんはいらない。
I don't need that much.
もう古(ふる)いから、この服(ふく)はいらないと思(おも)う。
It's already old, so I think I don't need this clothing anymore.

Plain negative of 要(い)る (to need). Functions as a short, casual refusal or rejection.

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Very casual. To family, friends, or in shops with close customers. In polite contexts, use いりません, 結構(けっこう)です, or 大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)です.

Common collocations

  • 「(item)は?」「いらない。」: response declining an offer
  • (item) はいらない: I don't need (item)
  • もういらない: I don't need any more

Similar words

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Added 2026.5.30 13:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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