むだ
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
Pitch accent
Top 20000
Composed of
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
economical; efficient; lean; compact
living idly
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
make good use of; make the most of
waste of time
living idly
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
to eliminate waste
dead time
always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; (lit.) not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain
Examples (47 in total)
It's no use.
It's a waste.
It's no use trying to escape.