無駄（むだ）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: waste / pointless
Example sentences
- 時間を無駄にしないようにする。 — I try not to waste time.
- この努力は無駄にはならない。 — This effort won't be wasted.
Idioms & proverbs containing “無駄”
- 親の意見と茄子の花は千に一つも無駄はない (おやのいけんとなすびのはなはせんにひとつもむだはない) — always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain
- 無駄骨を折る (むだぼねをおる) — to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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