JLPT N1 Advanced
浪費
Squandering money, time, or energy
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Other forms
浪費する verb form
浪費します polite form
浪費した past tense
Noun, Suru verb
"Waste" / "Extravagance"
Refers to the reckless squandering of valuable resources, such as money, time, or energy, for no productive purpose.
Example
会議 で 関係ない 話 ばかり して 、 時間 を 浪費 して しまった 。
We wasted time in the meeting by only talking about unrelated things.
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