勿体ない

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
もち > もっ
Jinmeiyō
たい
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
勿體ない (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 勿体ない – see the following entry.
勿体無もったいな
unworthy of (something); wasteful; sacrilegious
(This term, 勿体ない, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)