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[ろう()·()]
rouhi
noun, suru verb, no adjective

English Meaning(s) for 浪費

noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. waste; extravagance

Definition and Synonyms for 浪費

Waste the trait of wasting resources
Synonyms: 不経済, 乱費, 徒費, 浪費, 無駄遣い, 空費
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
Highlife excessive spending
Synonyms: 放蕩, 浪費
Squandering spending resources lavishly and wastefully
Synonyms: 浪費
Ware spend extravagantly
Synonyms: 徒費, 浪費, 無駄遣い, 空費
Waste use inefficiently or inappropriately
Synonyms: 乱費, 徒費, 浪費, 無駄遣い, 空費
Waste spend thoughtlessly
Synonyms: 乱費, 使い切る, 使い尽くす, 使い果たす, 徒費, 散じる, 散ずる, 浪費, 無駄遣い, 空費, 蕩尽, 費消
Profligacy the trait of spending extravagantly
Synonyms: 乱費, 放蕩, 浪費
Waste throw away
Synonyms: 乱費, 使い切る, 使い尽くす, 使い果たす, 徒費, 散じる, 散ずる, 浪費, 無駄遣い, 空費, 蕩尽, 費消
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

Meanings for each kanji in 浪費

» wandering; waves; billows
» expense; cost; spend; consume; waste

Categories 浪費 is a member of

Activity any specific behavior
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Waste useless or profitless activity
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Expend use up, consume fully
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Employ put into service
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Spend pay out
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Improvidence a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
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Sample Sentences for 浪費

Don't waste your time and money.
Life being very short, you ought not to waste your time.
We mustn't waste our energy resources.
The girl had grown up without any money and when she married she became a spendthrift.
She found the evening boring and uninteresting, in short, a waste of time.

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