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  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    waste of time

    そんなことやっても時間の無駄にすぎない。
    Trying to do such a thing is a waste of time.

Also written 時間のむだ【じかんのむだ】、時間のムダ【じかんのムダ】

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Characters in this word

4
時
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

time, hour

Kun
とき-どき
On
ジ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
16 of 2500
Radical
日 sun
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

寸土日

Used in names as

ととぎ

Words starting with 時Words ending in 時Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-6SKIP code
4c6.2The Kanji Dictionary
6404.1Four corner code
3848deroo
6642Unicode hex code
1-27-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2126Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2462New Nelson (John Haig)
924New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1155Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
625Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
830Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
159Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
171Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
19A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1086Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
46Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13890Morohashi
135A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
42Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
42Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
87sakade
57Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
151henshall3
195Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
24crowley
25Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
988Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
161Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2Pinyin reading
siKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
間
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

interval, space

Kun
あいだまあい
On
カンケン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
33 of 2500
Radical
門 gate
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

日門

Used in names as

ちかははざはし

Words starting with 間Words ending in 間Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-8-4SKIP code
8e4.3The Kanji Dictionary
7760.7Four corner code
3878deroo
9593Unicode hex code
1-20-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4949Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6391New Nelson (John Haig)
3323New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4122Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2094Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2836Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1620Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1747Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
27A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1822Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
174Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41249Morohashi
92A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
43Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
58sakade
96Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
100henshall3
215Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
31crowley
161Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1841Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1634Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian1, jian4Pinyin reading
ganKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
無
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
な.い
On
ムブ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
274 of 2500
Radical
火 fire
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

｜ノ一杰無乞
Words starting with 無Words ending in 無Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-10, 2-8-4SKIP code
4d8.8The Kanji Dictionary
8033.1Four corner code
2340deroo
7121Unicode hex code
1-44-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2773Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3439New Nelson (John Haig)
2135New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2648Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1351Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1832Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1775Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1913Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
227A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1789Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
386Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19113Morohashi
796A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
93Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
93Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
723sakade
715Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
620henshall3
600Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
179crowley
400Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1280Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1791Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu2, mo2Pinyin reading
muKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
駄
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse, trivial, worthless

On
ダタ
Strokes
14
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1500 of 2500
Radical
馬 horse
WaniKani
Level 50

Built from

大馬丶杰
Words starting with 駄Words ending in 駄Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (28)
CodeReference
1-10-4SKIP code
10a4.1The Kanji Dictionary
7433.0Four corner code
3463deroo
99c4Unicode hex code
1-34-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5198Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6734New Nelson (John Haig)
1821New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2291Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1183Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1617Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1986Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2140Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1591A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
44633Morohashi
1541A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1880Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2046Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1909Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1744Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1610Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1917Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2005Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tuo2, duo4Pinyin reading
tae, taKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
50WaniKani level