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勿体ない (もったいない) — wasteful · Nihongo Circle

勿体ない

もったいない

i-adjectiveusually kana

Meanings

1wasteful
2a waste
3too good
4more than one deserves
5unworthy of
6impious
7profane
8sacrilegious

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体Body, Substance, Object7 strokes

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