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Dictionary: “無駄”

無駄

むだ

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

Example sentence

It's no use regretting it now.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

無
On
む;ぶ
Kun
な.い
Stroke count
12

・nothingness

・none

・ain't

・nothing

・nil

・not

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駄
On
だ;た
Kun
—
Stroke count
14

・burdensome

・pack horse

・horse load

・send by horse

・trivial

・worthless

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Related words to 無駄

29 related words

無駄遣い

むだづかい

→

waste (of money, time, etc.);squandering;frittering away

無駄にしない

むだにしない

→

make good use of;make the most of

無駄にする

むだにする

→

to render futile;to bring to naught;to waste;to not make good use of

無駄になる

むだになる

→

to come to nothing;to be in vain;to lead nowhere

無駄のない

むだのない

→

economical;efficient;lean;compact

無駄を省く

むだをはぶく

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to eliminate waste

無駄口

むだぐち

→

chatter;idle talk

無駄口をたたく

むだぐちをたたく

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to chatter pointlessly;to waste one's breath

無駄吠え

むだぼえ

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barking over nothing (of a dog);barking at passers-by or visitors

無駄時間

むだじかん

→

dead time

無駄死に

むだじに

→

dying in vain;useless death;meaningless death

無駄花

むだばな

→

blossom which fails to produce fruit;non-fruit-bearing flower

無駄言

むだごと

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chatter;idle talk

無駄話

むだばなし

→

idle talk;chit-chat;gossip

無駄足

むだあし

→

visit for no reason;going on a fool's errand

無駄足を踏む

むだあしをふむ

→

to go on a fool's errand;to go in vain

無駄金

むだがね

→

wasted money

無駄食い

むだぐい

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eating between meals;wasteful eating habits;waste of resources

無駄飯

むだめし

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living idly

無駄飯食い

むだめしぐい

→

ne'er-do-well;waster;idler;good-for-nothing

無駄骨

むだぼね

→

wasted effort;fruitless effort;vain efforts

無駄骨を折る

むだぼねをおる

→

to waste one's efforts;to work to no (useful) effect

無駄骨折り

むだぼねおり

→

laboring in vain;wasted effort;vain efforts

無駄食い

むだぐい

→

living idly;loafing one's way through life

無駄の無い

むだのない

→

economical;efficient;lean;compact

無駄口を叩く

むだぐちをたたく

→

to chatter pointlessly;to waste one's breath

無駄毛

むだげ

→

unwanted hair;superfluous hair

無駄飯喰い

むだめしぐい

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ne'er-do-well;waster;idler;good-for-nothing

無駄使い

むだづかい

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waste (of money, time, etc.);squandering;frittering away