ちょさい

noun

deadwood; useless thing

Literary term for something worthless or useless, like deadwood. Often used metaphorically.

See also: 樗材 (ちょざい)

• 彼かれの提てい案あんは結けっ局きょくちょさいに終おわった。

  His proposal ended up being deadwood.

noun

useless person; deadwood

Humble self-deprecating term for oneself, implying one is a useless person. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

• 私わたしのようなちょさいには、この仕し事ごとは務つとまりません。

  A useless person like me is not fit for this job.