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不要

fuyou
adjective★Beginner
general

Not needed or required; unnecessary.

この機能は不要です。

This feature is unnecessary.

不要なものは捨ててください。

Please throw away unnecessary things.

💡

Often used to indicate that something is not required or needed.

Collocations

不要なものunnecessary things不要な情報unnecessary information

Synonyms

Antonyms

Related Phrases

必要ないphrase
not necessary

💡Pro Tip

Common Usage

不要 is often used to describe things that are not needed or required.

📖Word Origin

From 不 (fu, 'not') + 要 (you, 'need').

📝Usage Notes

Can be used as an adjective (不要な) or as a standalone adjective (不要).

Word Breakdown

不
not
prefix
+
要
need
root
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