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浪費 (ろうひ): waste, extravagance — Japanese vocabulary

浪費 is read ろうひ and means "waste, extravagance". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

浪費

Reading
ろうひ · rouhi
Translation
waste, extravagance
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ろうひがろうひが

Example

それは確かに時間の浪費です。

それはたしかにじかんのろうひです。

It's certainly a waste of time.

Kanji in this word

  • 浪 — wave, wander
  • 費 — expense

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