Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 勿体ない in Japanese
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勿体ない, 勿体無い, 物体ない, 物体無いJLPT 2
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Kana Readingもったいない
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Romajimottainai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- impious; profane; sacrilegious
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- wasteful
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Examples of 勿体ない, 勿体無い, 物体ない, 物体無い, もったいない in a sentence
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It's a waste to just have the central banks watching over commodity prices.
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What a waste of your lawyer qualifications!
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仕事は８時間するとして、なんか通勤３時間の間も仕事をしているようで、しかしお金は出ず、もったいないな。
Say that work is 8 hours, it feels like the three hour commute time is also work but you don't get any money for it. What a waste.
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時間がもったいない。
Time is wasting.
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It was too nice a day to stay inside.
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It's too sunny to stay inside.
Related Kanji
無
JLPT 2
12 strokes
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
On'Yomi: ム, ブ
Kun'Yomi: な.い
体
JLPT 4
7 strokes
body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
On'Yomi: タイ, テイ
Kun'Yomi: からだ, かたち