役立たず

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役立たず

noun やくたたず

役に立たないこと。また、そのようなさまや人、物。

In English

weed informal: puny person
lame duck an official who is marking time until leaving their office

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"役立たず." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%BD%B9%E7%AB%8B%E3%81%9F%E3%81%9A. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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役立たず. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%BD%B9%E7%AB%8B%E3%81%9F%E3%81%9A

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"役立たず." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%BD%B9%E7%AB%8B%E3%81%9F%E3%81%9A.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {役立たず},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%BD%B9%E7%AB%8B%E3%81%9F%E3%81%9A},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}