無駄遣い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: S
つか > づか
Grade: S
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
無駄使い
無駄づかい
むだ遣い
むだ使い
徒遣い

Etymology

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From 無駄 (futility, waste) +‎ 遣い (use, usage).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()()(づか) (mudazukai

  1. wasting one's time or money, wasteful spending
    そういう無駄遣(むだづか)はやめようよ。
    Sōiu mudazukai wa yameyō yo.
    Stop wasting money like that!

Verb

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()()(づか)する (mudazukai surusuru (stem ()()(づか) (mudazukai shi), past ()()(づか)した (mudazukai shita))

  1. to waste money

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN