Word Meaning 浪費

ろうひ rouhi

浪費 is read as ろうひ (rouhi) and means waste.

Meaning

English

  1. waste
  2. extravagance

Reading

Kana

ろうひ

Romaji

rouhi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Synonyms 虚費,空費,散財,費消,無駄遣い,濫費 Antonyms 倹約,節約 Related Words 無駄遣い,乱費,爆買い,買う Rank 6198 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

浪費家

ろうひか

wasteful person

浪費癖

ろうひぐせ

wasteful habits

浪人

ろうにん

high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination

なみ

ups and downs

浪速

なにわ

Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

浪曲

ろうきょく

rōkyoku

浪花節

なにわぶし

naniwabushi

浪人生

ろうにんせい

student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination

製作費

せいさくひ

manufacturing cost

機密費

きみつひ

secret funds

寮費

りょうひ

boarding expenses (for staying at a dormitory)

義務的経費

ぎむてきけいひ

mandatory expense

Example Sentences

10

ろうひはやめて、ひつようなものだけかいなさい。

Stop wasting money and buy only what you need.

そんなろうひはながくつづけられない。

That kind of wasteful spending cannot continue for long.

かれはおかねをむいみなものにろうひした。

he wasted money on meaningless things.

Waste makes want.

Waste not, want not.

A lot of time was wasted.

Love is never wasted.

Don't waste your life on meaningless things.

Don't waste your time on trifles.

It's shameful, the way he wastes money.