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Words — 27 found

無駄むだ 無駄
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Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness​
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徒 【むだ】、ムダ
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無駄: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 徒: Rarely-used kanji form.
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むだづか 無駄遣い
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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】
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徒遣い: Rarely-used kanji form. 無駄使い: Irregular kanji usage.
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むだばなし 無駄話
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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】
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徒話: Rarely-used kanji form.
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むだ 無駄にする
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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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むだ 無駄になる
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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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むだぐち 無駄口をたたく
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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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むだぼねお 無駄骨を折る
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1. to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect​Rare term, Idiomatic expression
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むだばな 無駄花
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1. blossom which fails to produce fruit; non-fruit-bearing flower​See 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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むだめし 無駄飯
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1. meal eaten without doing any work; unearned food; living idly​See also 無駄飯食い, oft. as ～を食う
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徒飯 【むだめし】、ムダメシ
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徒飯: Rarely-used kanji form.
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むだごと 無駄言
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1. chatter; idle talk​See also 無駄口 むだぐち
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徒言 【むだごと】
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むだぐ 無駄食い
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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 life​See 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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むだあし 無駄足
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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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むだぐち 無駄口
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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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むだ 無駄にしない
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. make good use of; make the most of​See also 無駄にする
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むだがね 無駄金
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1. wasted money​
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ムダ金 【むだがね】、徒金 【むだがね】
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徒金: Rarely-used kanji form.
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むだぼ 無駄吠え
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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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むだぼね 無駄骨
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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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むだめしぐ 無駄飯食い
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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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むだじかん 無駄時間
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1. dead time​Computing
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むだ 無駄のない
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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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Kanji — 2 found

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12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4.
無
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Kun: な.い
On: ム、 ブ
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14 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
駄
burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse, trivial, worthless
On: ダ、 タ
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Sentences — 287 found

  • jreibun/780/2
    • やす休み
      • にうだうだ
    • す過ごして
      • 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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