Vocab Info

N4 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

無駄遣(むだづか)waste (of money, time, etc.), squandering, frittering away

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      1.

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

    All Forms

    無駄遣い 【むだづかい】徒遣い 【むだづかい】無駄使い 【むだづかい】

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    Examples

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      (みず)無駄遣(むだづか)をしないでね!

      Don't waste water!

      • N4

      (はは)からもらったお小遣(こづか)いを無駄遣(むだづか)してしまった。

      I wasted the allowance my mother gave me.

      • N4

      どうして(わたし)はデパートでそんな無駄遣(むだづか)をしちゃったのかしら…。

      Why did I waste all that money at the department store...

      • N4

      無駄遣(むだづか)をしないと()めた以上(いじょう)自分(じぶん)との約束(やくそく)(まも)(つづ)けるつもりです。

      As long as I have decided not to waste money, I will keep my promise to myself.

      • N3

      (ちち)息子(むすこ)に:「電気(でんき)無駄遣(むだづか)になるから使(つか)わない部屋(へや)電気(でんき)はちゃんと()しなさい!」

      Father told his son: 'Make sure you turn off the lights in the rooms you're not using because you're wasting electricity!'

      • N3
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