Word details
持ち腐れ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 持ち腐れ.
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unused possession
Examples
パソコンの使い方も知らないのにあんな高い機種を買うなんて、宝の持ち腐れだ。
What a waste to buy such an expensive machine even though he doesn't even know how to use computers.
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