Translation guide
Describes something that is not important, has no significant effect, or does not matter in the larger context. Japanese often expresses this through adjectives meaning 'trivial', 'unimportant', or through phrases that downplay significance.
To say that something is of little or no importance, often in a dismissive or reassuring way.
A common adjective meaning 'trivial' or 'minor'. Used for matters that are too small to worry about.
That's an inconsequential problem.
Don't fight over inconsequential things.
Literally 'not worth taking up'. Means 'insignificant' or 'negligible'. Slightly more emphatic than 些細な.
His opinion is inconsequential.
A casual phrase meaning 'it doesn't matter' or 'I don't care'. Often used when something is considered inconsequential to the speaker.
That kind of thing is inconsequential.
A phrase meaning 'it's not a big deal'. Used to downplay the importance of something.
That mistake is inconsequential.
To indicate that an action or event does not lead to any meaningful result or change.
Referring to small, unimportant details that do not affect the main point.
The English word 'inconsequential' is often used in formal or literary contexts. In everyday Japanese, it's more natural to use simpler phrases like 些細な or 大したことではない. Direct translations like 非結果的 (hiketsukateki) are not used.
That discussion was inconsequential.
A four-character idiom meaning 'minor details' or 'nonessentials'. Literally 'branches and leaves, tips and nodes'.
Don't focus on inconsequential details; look at the essence.