EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    wasteful; a waste

    Usually written using kana alone

    とてもいい天気だから家の中にいるのがもったいない。
    It's too sunny to stay inside.
  2. too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. impious; profane; sacrilegious

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 勿体無い【もったいない】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

not, must not, do not, be not

Kun
なか.れなし
On
モチブツボツ
Strokes
4
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Radical
wrap

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (17)
CodeReference
3-2-2, 4-4-4SKIP code
0a4.11The Kanji Dictionary
2722.0Four corner code
52ffUnicode hex code
1-44-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
743Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
569New Nelson (John Haig)
2943New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3661Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2547Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1049Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1128Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
110Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2501Morohashi
1058Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu4Pinyin reading
mulKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

Kun
からだかたち
On
タイテイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
88 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

なり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-5SKIP code
2a5.6The Kanji Dictionary
2523.0Four corner code
2155deroo
4f53Unicode hex code
1-34-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
405Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
165New Nelson (John Haig)
71New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
80Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
52Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
55Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
957Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1030Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
110A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
358Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
176Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
509Morohashi
165A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
61Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
61Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
270sakade
115Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
182henshall3
149Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
96crowley
165Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
80Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
966Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ti3, ben4Pinyin reading
cheKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level