Word Meaning 無駄遣い

むだづかい mudazukai

無駄遣い is read as むだづかい (mudazukai) and means waste (of money, time, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. waste (of money, time, etc.)
  2. squandering
  3. frittering away

Reading

Kana

むだづかい

Romaji

mudazukai

Writing Variants

  • むだ遣い むだづかい mudazukai
  • むだ使い むだづかい mudazukai
  • 徒遣い むだづかい mudazukai
  • 無駄づかい むだづかい mudazukai
  • 無駄使い むだづかい mudazukai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 41 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Synonyms 虚費,空費,散財,費消,濫費,浪費 Related Words 浪費,乱費,爆買い,買う Rank 5754 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無駄飯食い

むだめしぐい

ne'er-do-well

無駄

むだ

futility

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

無駄口を叩く

むだぐちをたたく

to chatter pointlessly

Example Sentences

10

What a waste of water!

That was a waste of money.

Don't waste your money.

That's a waste of money.

I'm not going to waste my money.

It was a waste of time.

Stop wasting money.

Don't fritter away your allowance.

He frowns on his wife's wasting money.

This is a waste of time and money.