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：2025/12/07
蛇足
Hiragana
だそく
Noun
Japanese Meaning
余計なもの。なくてもよいもの。付け加えることで、かえって全体の調和や価値を損なう要素。 / 中国の故事「蛇に足を描く」に由来する表現で、必要以上の手を加えることで、物事を台無しにしてしまうこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
なくてもよいのに、むりに付け足してしまった、いらないものや行い。
Sense（1）
something useless; unnecessary; superfluous
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蛇足
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I think that information is useless.
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その情報は蛇足だと思います。
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