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How to say 'Waste' in Japanese | 無駄遣い

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The Japanese word for Waste is 'Mudazukai', written as 無駄遣い in Japanese.'Waste' in hiragana is むだづかい.

    word

    無駄遣い

    Meaning

    Waste

    Reading

    むだづかい

    mudazukai

    Kanji

    無Nothing 駄Poor quality, Burdensome 遣Use, Dispatch

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '無駄遣い (むだづかい)' means 'waste' or 'squandering'. It refers to the act of using resources, such as money, time, or effort, in a way that is not useful or productive. This term often carries a negative connotation, implying that the waste could have been avoided. For example: Don't waste money「お金を無駄遣いしないで」(おかねをむだづかいしないで). She wastes her time on trivial matters「彼女はつまらないことに時間を無駄遣いしている」(かのじょはつまらないことにじかんをむだづかいしている).

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    9

    Frequency

    7398

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 無駄遣い

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    無

    Meaning

    Nothing

  • kanji

    駄

    Meaning

    Poor quality, Burdensome

  • kanji

    遣

    Meaning

    Use, Dispatch

Hiragana in the Word 無駄遣い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    い

    Reading

    I

Words Related to 無駄遣い Through the Kanji 無

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 無 as well.

  • word

    無い

    Meaning

    Non existent

  • word

    無

    Meaning

    Without

  • word

    無理

    Meaning

    Impossible

  • word

    無くなる

    Meaning

    Disappear, Runout

  • word

    無し

    Meaning

    Without

  • word

    無料

    Meaning

    Free

  • word

    仕方無い

    Meaning

    Helpless

  • word

    無論

    Meaning

    Of course, Naturally

  • word

    無くす

    Meaning

    Lose

  • word

    有無

    Meaning

    Existence, Non existence

  • word

    御無沙汰

    Meaning

    Neglect

  • word

    無事

    Meaning

    Safely

  • word

    無口

    Meaning

    Quiet

  • word

    間も無く

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    無茶

    Meaning

    Reckless

  • word

    無用

    Meaning

    Useless, Unnecessary

  • word

    無知

    Meaning

    Ignorance

  • word

    無能

    Meaning

    Incompetent

  • word

    無言

    Meaning

    Silence

  • word

    無生物

    Meaning

    Inanimate

  • word

    無限

    Meaning

    Infinite

  • word

    無制限

    Meaning

    Unlimited

  • word

    無数

    Meaning

    Countless

  • word

    無色

    Meaning

    Colorless

  • word

    無効

    Meaning

    Invalid

  • word

    無意味

    Meaning

    Meaningless

  • word

    無意識

    Meaning

    Unconsciously

  • word

    無関心

    Meaning

    Indifferent

  • word

    無関係

    Meaning

    Unrelated

  • word

    無責任

    Meaning

    Irresponsible

  • word

    無害

    Meaning

    Harmless

  • word

    無理矢理

    Meaning

    Forcibly

  • word

    無線

    Meaning

    Wireless

  • word

    無視

    Meaning

    Ignore

  • word

    無駄

    Meaning

    Waste

  • word

    無邪気

    Meaning

    Innocent

Words Related to 無駄遣い Through the Kanji 駄

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 駄 as well.

  • word

    駄目

    Meaning

    Useless, No

  • word

    下駄

    Meaning

    Clogs

  • word

    無駄

    Meaning

    Waste

Words Related to 無駄遣い Through the Kanji 遣

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 遣 as well.

  • word

    遣る

    Meaning

    Give, Do

  • word

    小遣い

    Meaning

    Pocket money

  • word

    遣り取り

    Meaning

    Exchange

  • word

    言葉遣い

    Meaning

    Wording

  • word

    仮名遣い

    Meaning

    Kana usage

  • word

    遣る気

    Meaning

    Motivation

  • word

    派遣

    Meaning

    Dispatch, Temporary

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