- no good; not serving its purpose; useless; brokenword usually written using kana alone
- hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposelessword usually written using kana alone
- cannot; must not; not allowedword usually written using kana alone
- neutral point (in go); intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
- hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
- cannot; must not; not allowed
- neutral point (in go); intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
This meaning describes something that does not meet the required standards or expectations, essentially indicating that it is not functional or fails to serve its intended purpose.
Here, it implies a sense of futility or lack of hope regarding a situation or effort, suggesting that the actions taken are unlikely to yield any positive outcome.
This usage conveys prohibition or restriction, indicating something that is not permitted or should not be done.
In this context, it refers to specific terminology in the game of Go, denoting spaces on the board that are not controlled by either player.
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"Er, Karin ..., shouldn't we call it a night soon?" "No! No quitting while ahead! Next time I'll win for sure!"
Of course you can't say that it's worth nothing because it isn't perfect, so that doesn't mean that GTD is useless.
"You mustn't be late, OK?" "But if the teacher's late too it doesn't count, right?"
You have an English test tomorrow, so don't get bogged down in your math homework tonight.