Meaning

Primary

Waste

Alternative

Extravagance

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

If you wander around doing nothing at your own expense it will be a huge waste of money. It's not like you were doing or buying anything important, you were just wandering around, after all.

Reading

ろうひ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

妻の浪費癖がなかなか治らないんです。

My wife’s wasteful habits were not easily cured.

Kanji Composition