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[もっ(勿)·たい(体)·な(無)·い]
mottainai
i adjective (negative)

Alternate Written Forms:

mottainai
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[もっ(勿)·たい(体)·な·い]
mottainai
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[もっ(物)·たい(体)·な·い]
mottainai
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[もっ(物)·たい(体)·な(無)·い]
mottainai
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Root Words:

[もっ(勿)·たい(体) + な(無)·い]
mottai + nai

English Meaning(s) for 勿体無い

i adjective (negative)
  1. wasteful; a waste
  2. too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of
  3. impious; profane; sacrilegious
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Definition and Synonyms for 勿体無い

Wasteful inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
Synonyms: もったいない, 不経済, 無駄

Meanings for each kanji in 勿体無い

» not; must not; do not; be not
» body; substance; object; reality; counter for images
» nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not

Stroke Order Diagrams for 勿体無い

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Conjugations for 勿体無い

Adjective stem
[もっ(勿)·たい(体)·な(無)]
mottaina
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te-form
[もっ(勿)·たい(体)·な(無)·く·て]
mottainakute
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Adverbial Form
[もっ(勿)·たい(体)·な(無)·く]
mottainaku
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Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[もっ(勿)·たい(体)·な(無)·い]
mottainai
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[もっ(勿)·たい(体)·な(無)·く·な·い]
mottainakunai
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Past Indicative Form
[もっ(勿)·たい(体)·な(無)·か·っ·た]
mottainakatta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[もっ(勿)·たい(体)·な(無)·く·な·か·っ·た]
mottainakunakatta
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Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[もっ(勿)·たい(体)·な(無)·け·れ·ば]
mottainakereba
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Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[もっ(勿)·たい(体)·な(無)·か·っ·た·ら]
mottainakattara
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Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[もっ(勿)·たい(体)·な(無)·さ]
mottainasa
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