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無為徒食 (むいとしょく) — idling one's time away | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
無為徒食

無為徒食

無む為い徒と食しょく

idling one's time away

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology40 strokes

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むいとしょく

Noun, Participle, Verb

1.

idling one's time away

yojijukugo

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Kanji that make up this word

nothingness・none・ain't・nothing・nil…(1)

ため・な.る・な.す・す.る・たり・つく.る…(3)

do・change・make・benefit・welfare…(9)

いたずら・あだ…(2)

on foot・junior・emptiness・vanity・futility…(6)

く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)

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