む
無
えき
益

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の, noun

  1. useless, futile, vain.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
む
無
えき
益
 無益 むえき ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

nothingness, none, ain't
ム　ブ　な.い (4th)
person(人) variant
40, forty
シュウ　よんじゅう　しじゅう
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
benefit, gain, profit
エキ　ヤク　ます (5th, N1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
dish, a helping, plate
さら　ベイ (3rd, N2)