Word details

浪費

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 浪費.

Dictionary

Entry

浪費うひNoun~の Adj.Transitive~する VerbFreq #13265
1

waste; extravagance

Examples
それは確かに時間の浪費です。
It's certainly a waste of time.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

wandering, waves, billows, reckless, unrestrained

10 strokesFrequency 1,508JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ロウ

Nanori

なになみ

expense, cost, spend, consume, waste

12 strokesFrequency 321JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

つい.やすつい.える

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