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無駄話 (むだばなし) — idle talk | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
無駄話

無駄話

無む駄だ話ばなし

idle talk

Kanji Vocab Daily Life39 strokes

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むだ話徒話

むだばなし

Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

1.

idle talk, chit-chat, gossip

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Kanji that make up this word

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

burdensome・pack horse・horse load・send by horse・trivial…(1)

はな.す・はなし…(1)

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