Word Meaning 無駄

むだ muda

無駄 is read as むだ (muda) and means futility.

Meaning

English

  1. futility
  2. waste
  3. uselessness
  4. pointlessness
  5. idleness

Reading

Kana

むだ

Romaji

muda

Writing Variants

  • むだ muda

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Synonyms 徒労,無意味,無用 Rank 598 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無駄遣い

むだづかい

waste (of money, time, etc.)

無駄時間

むだじかん

dead time

無駄足を踏む

むだあしをふむ

to go on a fool's errand

無駄を省く

むだをはぶく

to eliminate waste

無駄飯食い

むだめしぐい

ne'er-do-well

無駄になる

むだになる

to come to nothing

無駄にする

むだにする

to render futile

無駄骨を折る

むだぼねをおる

to waste one's efforts

言うだけ無駄

いうだけむだ

would be a waste of words

無駄口を叩く

むだぐちをたたく

to chatter pointlessly

Example Sentences

10

そんなことでなやむなんて、じかんのむだだ。

worrying about something like that is a waste of time.

It's no use.

It's futile.

What a waste of water!

It was a wild goose chase.

That was a waste of money.

It was a waste of time.

It's a waste.

Crying is of no avail.

You're wasting your time.