Meaning of 無駄食い(むだぐい) in Japanese

無駄食い
Kana Reading
むだぐい
Romaji
mudagui
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    eating between meals; living idly

Related Kanji

駄 JLPT 1

14 strokes

burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse

On'Yomi: ダ, タ

Kun'Yomi:

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食 JLPT 5

9 strokes

eat, food

On'Yomi: ショク, ジキ

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

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無 JLPT 2

12 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ム, ブ

Kun'Yomi: な.い

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