役立たず

Japanese
Kanji in this term
役 立
やく
Grade: 3		 た
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

Compound of 役 +‎ 立たず

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) やくた​たず [yàkútáꜜtàzù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ja̠kɯ̟̊ᵝta̠ta̠zɨᵝ]

Adjective

役(やく)立(た)たず • (yakutatazu) 

  1. useless, deadhead, good-for-nothing, a piece of shit
  2. (politics) lame duck
    Synonyms: 死に体, レームダック

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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