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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

無む害がい

mugai

harmless

Example sentences

  1. この島しまではたいていのヘビは無害むがいである。

    Most snakes on this island are harmless.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. この除草剤じょそうざいは人間にんげんには無害むがいだ。

    This weed killer does not harm human beings.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 硫酸りゅうさんは危険きけんな物質ぶっしつだが、硫酸りゅうさんナトリウム・硫酸りゅうさんマグネシウムなどは無害むがいな物質ぶっしつである。

    While sulfuric acid is hazardous substance, sodium sulfate and magnesium sulfate etc. are harmless substances.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 無害

  • 無nothingness; noneOnム・ブKunない
  • 害harm; injuryOnガイ

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