Vocabulary

What does 無駄遣い (むだづかい, mudazukai) mean?

無駄遣い (むだづかい, mudazukai) means wasteful spending, squandering.

Quick facts
Readingむだづかい
Romajimudazukai
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
むだづかい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmudazukai

wasteful spending, squandering

Genki 22Genki
  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

Example sentences

  • I stopped wasteful spending and started saving.

  • Let's reduce the waste of electricity.

Look up another word →

Data sources and licences

Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.