Vocab Info

N4 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

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

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    The act of spending or using resources without a productive result.

    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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