問答無用

Japanese
Kanji in this term
問 答 無 用
もん
Grade: 3		 とう > どう
Grade: 2		 む
Grade: 4		 よう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

問答 (mondō, "dialogue") + 無用 (muyō, "futility" or "uselessness")

Noun

問答無用 (hiragana もんどうむよう, rōmaji mondōmuyō)

  1. (there is) no use in arguing; dialogue is useless
    話 (はな)せばわかる。—問 (もん)答 (どう)無 (む)用 (よう)！
    Hanaseba wakaru. — Mondōmuyō!
    You'll be convinced if you just listen to me. — No argument!

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