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

From 問(もん)答(どう) (mondō, “dialogue”) + 無(む)用(よう) (muyō, “uselessness, futility”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もんどー・むよー [mòńdóꜜò mùyóó] (Nakadaka + Heiban – [3]-[0])

IPA^(key): [mõ̞ndo̞ː mɯ̟jo̞ː]

Phrase

問(もん)答(どう)無(む)用(よう) • (mondō muyō)

(there is) no use in arguing; dialogue is useless
- 1932, Inukai Tsuyoshi, Assassins of Inukai Tsuyoshi, May 15 incident:
  
  犬(いぬ)養(かい)毅(つよし)：話(はな)せばわかる。
  暗(あん)殺(さつ)者(しゃ)：問(もん)答(どう)無(む)用(よう)、撃(う)て！
  Inukai tsuyoshi: Hanaseba wakaru.
  Ansatsu sha: Mondō muyō, ute!
  Inukai Tsuyoshi: You'll be convinced if you just listen to me.
  Assassins: No argument, shoot him!

Synonyms

問答(もんどう)無(む)益(やく) (mondō muyaku)

References

Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN