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    3. 無駄

    無駄

    無む駄だ

    futility

    N3KMT7News #15+1CoreNoun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab26 strokes

    徒

    むだムダ

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    futility, waste, uselessness, pointlessness, idleness

    Stroke 0 / 26

    Speed1.0x

    時じ間かんを無む駄だにしてはいけません。

    You shouldn't waste time.

    KMT4Daily Life
    この会かい議ぎは無む駄だな議ぎ論ろんが多おおく、何なにも決きまらなかった。

    This meeting had a lot of useless discussions, and nothing was decided.

    KMT7Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    過か去この失しっ敗ぱいを悔くやむのは無む駄だな感かん情じょうです。

    Regretting past failures is a useless emotion.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    失しっ敗ぱいを恐おそれて何なにもしないのは、人じん生せいの無む駄だだ。

    Doing nothing out of fear of failure is a waste of life.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    無む駄だなコストを削さく減げんするため、業ぎょう務むプロセスを見み直なおしました。

    We reviewed our business processes to reduce unnecessary costs.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    無
    な.い…(2)
    nothingness・none・ain't・nothing・nil…(1)
    駄
    burdensome・pack horse・horse load・send by horse・trivial…(1)
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