役やくに立たつ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, つ)
1. to be helpful; to be useful
I have no idea what it is useful for, but it is certainly amazing.
Kanji used
role
standing up
Pitch accent
や
く
にたつ
Top 1600
Composed of
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
Examples (74 in total)
Tch, you're useless.
Was that helpful?
I hope it's helpful.
This is useless.
Do you think that will be useful?
I'm glad to hear it was helpful.
The towel was quite useless.
Personal computers are very useful.
Running away is shameful, but it's useful.
Computers are very useful.
What use does economics have?
Credit cards are useful but dangerous.
That didn't help them any.
This book could be useful to you.
This book probably won't be all that useful.
Of course, if I can be of help.
This just might come in handy someday.
His opinion is always of no use.
All my efforts went for nothing.
This machine is very useful.
The data was completely useless.
The horse is a very useful animal.
Iron is much more useful than gold.
A horse is very useful.
Electricity is very useful.
His advice counted for little.
Speaking English is useful.
His advice didn't help much.
It is precisely on the front line that you will be of service to the nation.
It is difficult to handle, but it is useful if you can master it.
English is useful in commerce.
In this world, being useful isn't the only thing that matters.
Swimming is a very useful skill.
His son is lazy and good for nothing.
Depending on how it is used, it can be quite useful.
Read such books as are useful to you.
She gave us some useful information.
This book may well be useful to you.
I wonder if skill with a sword is any use in a war.
This kind of book is of no use to us.
But would my study method be of any use?
This is the more useful of the two.
Magic studies are useless to humans who cannot use magic.
Frankly, it's probably at the top of the list of skills that are useless on a battlefield.
Repetition helps you remember something.
I don't know how useful it will be, but I'll do my best.
You shouldn't read such useless books.
Our best efforts weren't of much help.
Your advice is always helpful to me.
This dictionary is as useful as that one.
I wish I had not bought such a useless thing.
The information is useful to a great many people.
I will be glad if I can be of any service to you.
This is a useful book and, what is more, it is not expensive.
What is the use of reading magazines?
It may help to look at the problem from another angle.
The expensive machine turned out to be of no use.
On this site, there are many useful articles.
What use will it be in the future to memorize a formula like this?
It is not particularly useful for ordinary people.
Any of these books will be helpful to you.
Tony gave us a piece of helpful advice.
This guidebook might be useful on your trip.
Take this folding umbrella with you. It might come in handy.
I have no idea what it is useful for, but it is certainly amazing.
I want to buy this book not because it is cheap, but because it is useful.
I try to read as many valuable books as I can.
Advice isn't much good to me. I need money.
If there's anything I can do for you, please let me know.
The scholar regards so-called compulsory education as useless.
Cows are more useful than any other animal in this country.
The old man gave me a useful piece of advice.
The methodology used in his study is also helpful to us in conducting our research.
The extra room proved very useful when we had visitors.