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muda
noun, na adjective

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muda
muda

English Meaning(s) for 無駄

noun, na adjective
  1. futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

Definition and Synonyms for 無駄

Bunch an informal body of friends
Synonyms: ただ, いたずら, グループ, 一党, 一味, 一味, 中間, 仲間, , , , , 徒党, 無駄, 群れ, 群れる, , , , , , , 連中
Inner Circle an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Synonyms: ただ, いたずら, 一党, 一群れ, 会派, , 党派, 同人, , , , , , 徒党, 暴力団, 朋党, , 派閥, 無駄, 社中, 私党, 連中, 門閥, , 閥族
Wasteful laying waste
Synonyms: 無駄
Waste useless or profitless activity
Synonyms: 不経済, 乱費, 冗費, 徒爾, 徒費, 浪費, 無駄, 無駄遣い, 空費, 蕩尽
Wasteful inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
Synonyms: もったいない, 不経済, 無駄
Fruitless unproductive of success
Synonyms: ただ, だめ, いたずら, いたずら, はかない, 不毛, , , , , 徒爾, 無益, 無駄, , 虚しい
Useless having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
Synonyms: やくざ, いたずら, いたずら, はかない, へっぽこ, くだらない, 下る, 下がる, 不用, 徒爾, 無用, 無益, 無駄, 益体もない
Ineffectual producing no result or effect
Synonyms: いたずら, いたずら, はかない, 不毛, 無効, 無益, 無駄, 虚しい
Worthless lacking in usefulness or value
Synonyms: だめ, やくざ, くだらない, ばかばかしい, 下る, 下がる, 無用, 無益, 無駄, 甲斐なし, 甲斐無い, 益体もない, 馬鹿らしい
Senseless serving no useful purpose
Synonyms: 無意味, 無駄
Futility uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
Synonyms: ただ, いたずら, , , , , 無用, 無益, 無駄
Senselessness total lack of meaning or ideas
Synonyms: 無駄, 真空
Gang tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
Synonyms: ただ, いたずら, ギャング, , , , , 徒党, 暴力団, 無駄, 連中
Waste using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
Synonyms: 不経済, 乱費, 冗費, 徒爾, 徒費, 浪費, 無駄, 無駄遣い, 空費, 蕩尽
Senseless having no excuse for being
Synonyms: 無意味, 無駄

Meanings for each kanji in 無駄

» nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not
» burdensome; pack horse; horse load; send by horse

Categories 無駄 is a member of

Activity any specific behavior
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Unusefulness the quality of having no practical use
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Meaninglessness the quality of having no value or significance
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Tool an implement used in the practice of a vocation
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Gathering a group of persons together in one place
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Lot an unofficial association of people or groups
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 無駄

Sample Sentences for 無駄

Don't you think it of no use worrying about what will happen tomorrow?
It's no use trying to convince Tom.
They didn't die for nothing.
It is useless to try to remember all the words in the dictionary.
It is no use looking for the cake; I already ate it.

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