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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
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徒遣い 【むだづかい】無駄使い 【むだづかい】
Notes
徒遣い: Rarely-used kanji form. 無駄使い: Irregular kanji usage.
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
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むだ話 【むだばなし】徒話 【むだばなし】
Notes
徒話: Rarely-used kanji form.
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無駄
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Suru verb - included
1. to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
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無駄
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
1. to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
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ぐち 無駄口
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
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無駄口を叩く 【むだぐちをたたく】
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ぼね 無駄骨
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
1. to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effectRare term, Idiomatic expression
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
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ムダ足 【むだあし】徒足 【むだあし】
Notes
徒足: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Suru verb
1. eating between meals; wasteful eating habits; waste of resources
Noun, Suru verb
2. living idly; loafing one's way through lifeSee also 無駄飯 むだめし, See also 徒食 としょく
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徒食い 【むだぐい】
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Noun
1. chatter; idle talk
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ムダ口 【むだぐち】徒口 【むだぐち】
Notes
徒口: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
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徒死に 【むだじに】
Notes
徒死に: Rarely-used kanji form.
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無駄
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. economical; efficient; lean; compact
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無駄の無い 【むだのない】
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Noun
1. blossom which fails to produce fruit; non-fruit-bearing flowerSee also 徒花 あだばな
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徒花 【むだばな】むだ花 【むだばな】
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Noun
1. wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
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徒骨 【むだぼね】
Notes
徒骨: Rarely-used kanji form.
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めし 無駄飯食
Noun
1. ne'er-do-well; waster; idler; good-for-nothing
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無駄飯喰い 【むだめしぐい】
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Noun
1. barking over nothing (of a dog); barking at passers-by or visitors
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むだ吠え 【むだぼえ】徒吠え 【むだぼえ】
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無駄
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. make good use of; make the most ofSee also 無駄にする
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Kanji — 2 found

1.5935444004216497
12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4.
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Kun: な.い
On:
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8.723783213987133
14 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse, trivial, worthless
On:
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Sentences — 268 found

  • jreibun/780/2
    • やす休み
    • にうだうだ
    • 過ごして
    • いたら
    • あっというまあっという間に
    • ゆうがた夕方
    • になってしまい、時間を
    • むだ無駄に
    • したことを後悔した。
    I spent my day frittering my time away. As a result, it was soon evening and I regretted having wasted my entire day. Jreibun
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