無価値(むかち)

むかち
adjective-na
worthless; valueless
1. worthless; without value
Having no value, worth, or usefulness. Used of objects, ideas, efforts, or a person's self-image when they are judged to be of no worth at all.
そんな情報(じょうほう)は無価値(むかち)だ。
Information like that is worthless.
努力(どりょく)が無価値(むかち)だとは思(おも)わない。
I don't think the effort was worthless.
失敗(しっぱい)が続(つづ)くと、自分(じぶん)を無価値(むかち)な人間(にんげん)だと感(かん)じてしまうことがある。
When failures pile up, you can end up feeling like a worthless person.

Composed of 無(む) (without) + 価値(かち) (value). A na-adjective (and noun) meaning having no value at all. Its opposite is 有意義(ゆういぎ) (meaningful) or simply 価値(かち)がある (to have value).

USAGE:

  • As a na-adjective: 無価値(むかち)な + noun (無価値(むかち)な物(もの))
  • As a predicate: 無価値(むかち)だ / 無価値(むかち)に感(かん)じる

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 無価値(むかち)なもの: a worthless thing
  • 無価値(むかち)だと感(かん)じる: to feel that something is worthless

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 無意味(むいみ): meaningless; pointless — stresses lack of meaning or purpose, not lack of worth
  • 価値(かち)がない: to have no value — a phrase with the same sense, more everyday in tone
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