浪費
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 浪費
1
waste; extravagance
Examples
それは確かに時間の浪費です。
It's certainly a waste of time.
Kanji in this Word
浪
10 strokes
Frequency: 1508
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
wandering
waves
billows
reckless
unrestrained
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ロウ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
なに
なみ
費
12 strokes
Frequency: 321
JLPT N2
Grade 5
Meanings
expense
cost
spend
consume
waste
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つい.やす
つい.える
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