ちょざい
- deadwoodword usually written using kana alone
- useless personword usually written using kana alonehumble (kenjougo) language
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- deadwood
- useless person
This refers to something or someone that is considered to be ineffective, unproductive, or not contributing positively to a situation. It's often used in a context where an individual or entity is seen as a burden rather than an asset.
He has not contributed at all to the project and has just become deadwood.
This meaning focuses on someone who is deemed not to have any value or purpose in a particular context, often negatively impacting the environment around them.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ちょざいをするto designate as deadwoodちょざいなひと人a useless personそしき組織からちょざいされるto be marked as deadwood by the organizationちょざいのたいさく対策measures against deadwoodちょざいをはいじょ排除するto eliminate deadwoodちょざいあつかい扱いtreatment as deadwoodちょざいのおおい多いぶもん部門a department with many useless membersちょざいとみなされる見なされるto be regarded as deadwoodらないちょざいunproductive deadwood
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