How to say "unavailable" in Japanese
- 無効むこうno-adjective, na-adjectiveA common word meaning essentially invalid, void or ineffective: something has been cancelled or rendered null, like a voided contract. Pick it when 'unavailable' really means invalid, not unobtainable.
- 入手不可能にゅうしゅふかのうna-adjectiveUse when 'unavailable' means unobtainable: the item, goods or information simply cannot be got. The fuller-written counterpart of 入手不可, which is the version tied especially to stock.
- 入手不可にゅうしゅふかna-adjectiveMeans unobtainable, used especially of stock and the like: goods that cannot be procured or are out of stock. The shortened form of 入手不可能.
- 対応不可たいおうふかno-adjectiveCovers 'unavailable' on the response side: a person, office or service cannot deal with a request or demand — it is impossible to fulfil. Not about goods you cannot obtain.
- 使用不可しようふかna-adjectiveFor 'unavailable' meaning disabled or unusable: the thing itself cannot be used, as with a function or facility that is out of service or switched off.
Split 'unavailable' by sense: something declared invalid or void is 無効; something you cannot obtain is 入手不可能 or, especially of stock, 入手不可; a request that cannot be handled is 対応不可; something disabled from use is 使用不可.
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