日本語
Kanji
N1 14 strokes Grade 8 freq #1500

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

On'yomi (音読み)

Radical (部首)

horse uma

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

futility; waste
no good; not serving its purpose
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal
small-time candy store; penny candy store
geta with high supports; tall clogs
rough geta (e.g. made of Japanese cedar)
Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)
dead time
low geta (once used when cleaning the garden)

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering
geta with skating blades; skates made from geta
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect
make good use of; make the most of
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to be unreasonable; to whine
things that look similar but are completely different; geta and grilled miso
giving something a try because it will not do any harm

Example sentences

He tried it again, but in vain.

All his efforts came to nothing.

He turns off the lights so as not to waste electricity.

Because of his habit of wasting money, he couldn't get married.