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Meaning of 無い物ねだり(ないものねだり) in Japanese

無い物ねだり
Kana Reading
ないものねだり
Romaji
naimononedari
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    asking for the moon; asking for too much
    Example sentence
    息子ないものねだりしている My son asks for the moon.

Examples of 無い物ねだり, ないものねだり in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

12 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ム, ブ

Kun'Yomi: な.い

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JLPT 4

8 strokes

thing, object, matter

On'Yomi: ブツ, モツ

Kun'Yomi: もの, もの-

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