How to say wasteful in Japanese

不用【ふようfuyou】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

  • disused; unused ➜ 不要
  • useless; wasteful; of no use

Example Sentences

納税者nouzeishaはha政府seifu支出shishutsuのno無駄にmudani怒っているokotteiru。
Taxpayers are angry about wasteful government spending.
このkono土地tochiをwo遊ばせてasobaseteおくokuのnoはhaもったいないmottainai。
It's wasteful to leave the land lying idle.

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