Vocab Info
A3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
徒vain, futile, transient, frivolous
Dictionary Definition
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1.
vain, futile, transient, frivolous
All Forms
徒 【あだ】
Details
Pitch Accent
あ
だ
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ネタバレのせいでサプライズが徒になった。
The surprise was in vain because of the spoiler.
徒(いたずら)な契りを結んで満足した事を後悔しています。
I regret being satisfied with having made a vain promise.
部下:「このご厚意は徒やおろそかには絶対にしません。」
Subordinate: "I will absolutely not treat this kindness in vain or carelessly."
長年の苦労が徒となるくらいなら、最初からやらなければよかったです。
If all those years of hard work were to be in vain, it would have been better not to have done it in the first place.
部長からのせっかくの好意を徒にしてしまった同僚が気の毒で仕方がないです。
I can't help but feel sorry for my colleague who has vainly wasted the manager's goodwill.
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