Bilingual Guide
Vain
Comprehensive Japanese translation guide for the word "vain".
How to say in Japanese
むなしい
むなしい (munashii)
N2
empty, vain, futile, meaningless
彼の努力はむなしく終わった。
His efforts ended in vain.
虚しい
むなしい (munashii)
N2
empty, futile, vain, meaningless
長年続けてきた研究が失敗に終わり、虚しい気持ちになった。
My research, which I had continued for many years, ended in failure, and I felt empty.
空疎
くうそ (kūso)
N1
empty, vain, hollow, void (especially in content)
彼の演説は美辞麗句に溢れていたが、内容は空疎で心に響かなかった。
His speech was full of flowery language, but its content was hollow and didn't resonate with the audience.
徒爾
とじる (toji)
N1
useless, futile, vain, fruitless, in vain
彼のこれまでの努力は徒爾に終わってしまった。
All his efforts until now ended in vain.
Vocabulary Practice Quiz
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虚しい ... (vain)
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Context Nuance:
- むなしい: Describes a feeling of emptiness, pointlessness, or that efforts were in vain. It can be applied to efforts, lives, or feelings.
- 虚しい: Describes a feeling of emptiness, lack of purpose, or the futility of efforts, often after a long endeavor or when expectations are not met. 努力が無駄になったり、心が満たされず、空虚な気持ちになる状態。
- 空疎: Describes something that appears substantial but lacks real content, meaning, or value; superficial. 見かけは立派だが、内容や意味、価値が伴わず、中身が空っぽであるさまを表します。特に議論や言葉に対して使われることが多いです。
- 徒爾: Often used in formal contexts or writings to express that efforts or actions were pointless and yielded no results. It implies a strong sense of futility.
- むなしい: Describes a feeling of emptiness, pointlessness, or that efforts were in vain. It can be applied to efforts, lives, or feelings.
- 虚しい: Describes a feeling of emptiness, lack of purpose, or the futility of efforts, often after a long endeavor or when expectations are not met. 努力が無駄になったり、心が満たされず、空虚な気持ちになる状態。
- 空疎: Describes something that appears substantial but lacks real content, meaning, or value; superficial. 見かけは立派だが、内容や意味、価値が伴わず、中身が空っぽであるさまを表します。特に議論や言葉に対して使われることが多いです。
- 徒爾: Often used in formal contexts or writings to express that efforts or actions were pointless and yielded no results. It implies a strong sense of futility.
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