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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜までもない

N1
made mo nai

needless to; there's no need to (go as far as)

Formation

Verb-dict + までもない

Chinese meanings

不必……

Chinese formation

动词辞书形+までもない

Chinese usage

表示事情明显或轻微,不需要采取该行动。

Chinese notes

言うまでもなく意为不言而喻。

Examples

  • 言いうまでもないが、試し験けん中ちゅうの私し語ごは禁きん止しだ。
    Needless to say, talking during the exam is prohibited.
    不用说,考试期间禁止交谈。
  • この程てい度どの傷きずなら、わざわざ病びょう院いんへ行いくまでもない。
    A cut this minor isn't worth going all the way to the hospital for.
    这种程度的伤不必特地去医院。
  • 彼かの女じょの実じつ力りょくは、改あらためて説せつ明めいするまでもないだろう。
    Her abilities hardly need explaining again.
    她的实力恐怕不必再作说明。

Notes

The matter is too obvious or minor to need the action. 言うまでもなく ('needless to say') is a common set phrase.

#necessity#negation

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('made-mo-nai');
{
  "id": "made-mo-nai",
  "pattern": "〜までもない",
  "romaji": "made mo nai",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "needless to; there's no need to (go as far as)",
  "formation": "Verb-dict + までもない",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "言うまでもないが、試験中の私語は禁止だ。",
      "furigana": "{言|い}うまでもないが、{試験|しけん}{中|ちゅう}の{私語|しご}は{禁止|きんし}だ。",
      "en": "Needless to say, talking during the exam is prohibited."
    },
    {
      "ja": "この程度の傷なら、わざわざ病院へ行くまでもない。",
      "furigana": "この{程度|ていど}の{傷|きず}なら、わざわざ{病院|びょういん}へ{行|い}くまでもない。",
      "en": "A cut this minor isn't worth going all the way to the hospital for."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼女の実力は、改めて説明するまでもないだろう。",
      "furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}の{実力|じつりょく}は、{改|あらた}めて{説明|せつめい}するまでもないだろう。",
      "en": "Her abilities hardly need explaining again."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "necessity",
    "negation"
  ],
  "notes": "The matter is too obvious or minor to need the action. 言うまでもなく ('needless to say') is a common set phrase.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "35c943c54779f9c3e191dee03e3ff5889ad19e8c06639ced1764715854f69bd3",
    "meanings": [
      "不必……"
    ],
    "formation": "动词辞书形+までもない",
    "explanation": "表示事情明显或轻微,不需要采取该行动。",
    "notes": "言うまでもなく意为不言而喻。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "言うまでもないが、試験中の私語は禁止だ。",
        "zh": "不用说,考试期间禁止交谈。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "この程度の傷なら、わざわざ病院へ行くまでもない。",
        "zh": "这种程度的伤不必特地去医院。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼女の実力は、改めて説明するまでもないだろう。",
        "zh": "她的实力恐怕不必再作说明。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#made-mo-nai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "53cf625b6f7363a63b23872819558cac83b8cfd28b8656706734dc922d26b15a"
  }
}