Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 無為徒食(むいとしょく) in Japanese

無為徒食
Kana Reading
むいとしょく
Romaji
muitoshoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    idling one's time away


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

9 strokes

do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi: ため, な.る, な.す, す.る, たり, つく.る, なり

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people

On'Yomi: ト

Kun'Yomi: いたずら, あだ

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JLPT 5

9 strokes

eat, food

On'Yomi: ショク, ジキ

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

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JLPT 2

12 strokes

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

On'Yomi: ム, ブ

Kun'Yomi: な.い

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