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：2026/01/08
徒
Hiragana
あだ / いたずら
Adjective
archaic
historical
Japanese Meaning
むだで役に立たないさま。効果や成果が期待できないさま。 / はかなく、長続きしないさま。一時的であるさま。 / 気持ちや態度が定まらず、移ろいやすいさま。うわついているさま。 / 物事への取り組み方が真剣でなく、いいかげんなさま。熱心さや積極性に欠けるさま。
Easy Japanese Meaning
やくにたたない、むだなこと。はかなく、すぐかわり、いいかげんなようす。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
徒劳的；无用的 / 短暂的；转瞬即逝的 / 轻浮的；反复无常的
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
無用的 / 短暫的 / 輕浮的
Korean Meaning
헛된, 무익한 / 덧없는, 일시적인 / 경박한, 변덕스러운
Indonesian
sia-sia, tidak berguna / sementara, fana / plin-plan, sembrono
Vietnamese Meaning
vô ích, uổng công / phù du, tạm bợ / phù phiếm, hời hợt
Tagalog Meaning
walang saysay; walang kabuluhan / panandalian / pabagu-bago
Sense（1）
useless, fruitless
Sense（2）
(now rare) ephemeral, temporary
Sense（3）
(now rare) fickle, frivolous
Sense（4）
(now rare) slack, lukewarm
Sense（5）
(historical, poetry) the term of the 蕉風俳諧(しょうふうはいかい) (shōfūhaikai, “Bashō style haikai”) to indicate innocent and humorous style
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（ hiragana ）
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useless, fruitless / (now rare) ephemeral, temporary / (now rare) fickle, frivolous / (now rare) slack, lukewarm
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徒
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His help was useless.
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彼の助けは徒だった。
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