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    3. 無為徒食

    無為徒食

    無む為い徒と食しょく

    idling one's time away

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab40 strokes

    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

    無
    な.い…(2)
    nothingness・none・ain't・nothing・nil…(1)
    為
    ため・な.る・な.す・す.る・たり・つく.る…(3)
    do・change・make・benefit・welfare…(9)
    徒
    いたずら・あだ…(2)
    on foot・junior・emptiness・vanity・futility…(6)
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
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