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無能

Reading

Kana: むのう
Romaji: munou
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

inefficiency; incompetence

2

incompetent person

Kanji

Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity

Example Sentences

(かれ)医者(いしゃ)として無能(むのう)だ。
➥He is no good as a doctor.
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(かれ)無能(むのう)ぶりに(だれ)もが苛立(いらだ)(はじ)めた。
➥His incompetence began to irritate everyone.
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(かれ)失敗(しっぱい)無能(むのう)によるものかそれとも不運(ふうん)によるものか。
➥Is his failure ascribable to incompetence or to bad luck?
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(かれ)弁護士(べんごし)としては無能(むのう)だ。
➥He is no good as a lawyer.
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あらゆる芸術(げいじゅつ)評論家達(ひょうろんかたち)無能(むのう)であり危険(きけん)存在(そんざい)である。
➥Regard all art critics as useless and dangerous.
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