EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

    なんてひどいむだ使いでしょう。
    What a fearful waste of money!

Also written 徒遣い【むだづかい】無駄使い【むだづかい】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

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

Built from

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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

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

Built from

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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake

Kun
つか.う-つか.い-づか.いつか.わすや.る
On
ケン
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
664 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 37

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
3-3-10SKIP code
2q10.2The Kanji Dictionary
3530.7Four corner code
1677deroo
9063Unicode hex code
1-24-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4732Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6100New Nelson (John Haig)
3152New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3908Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2015Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2717Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1773Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1910Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1180A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
895Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39052PMorohashi
1220A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1173Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1231Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1816Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1677Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1214Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
715Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1789Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qian3Pinyin reading
gyeonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
37WaniKani level