無駄遣い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 無駄遣い
1
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
Examples
なんてひどいむだ使いでしょう。
What a fearful waste of money!
Kanji in this Word
無
12 strokes
Frequency: 274
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
nothingness
none
ain't
nothing
nil
not
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ム
ブ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
な.い
駄
14 strokes
Frequency: 1500
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
burdensome
pack horse
horse load
send by horse
trivial
worthless
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ダ
タ
遣
12 strokes
Frequency: 664
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
dispatch
despatch
send
give
donate
do
undertake
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つか.う
-つか.い
-づか.い
つか.わす
や.る
徒
10 strokes
Frequency: 817
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
on foot
junior
emptiness
vanity
futility
uselessness
ephemeral thing
gang
set
party
people
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ト
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いたずら
あだ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
かち
使
8 strokes
Frequency: 219
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
use
send on a mission
order
messenger
envoy
ambassador
cause
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つか.う
つか.い
-つか.い
-づか.い
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