“To waste” in Japanese
Short answer
To waste in Japanese is “費やす” (tsuiyasu). Full meaning: to spend, to expend, to consume; to waste, to squander, to throw away; to devote.
Other ways to say “To waste” in Japanese
棒に振る
bounifuru to waste, to sacrifice, to spoil, to ruin, to lose, to forfeit, to throw away
ふいにする
fuinisuru to lose completely, to waste, to let slip away
ドブに捨てる
dobunisuteru to throw down the drain, to waste
費せる
tsuiyaseru to spend, to expend, to consume; to waste, to squander, to throw away; to devote
費やせる
tsuiyaseru to spend, to expend, to consume; to waste, to squander, to throw away; to devote
費す
tsuiyasu to spend, to expend, to consume; to waste, to squander, to throw away; to devote
ついやせる
tsuiyaseru to spend, to expend, to consume; to waste, to squander, to throw away; to devote
ついやす
tsuiyasu to spend, to expend, to consume; to waste, to squander, to throw away; to devote
無駄にする
mudanisuru to render futile, to bring to naught, to waste, to not make good use of
粗末にする
somatsunisuru to treat shabbily, to be careless about, to handle roughly, to treat without respect, to treat unkindly, to neglect; to waste, to use wastefully, to spend recklessly
費そ
tsuiyaso to spend, to expend, to consume; to waste, to squander, to throw away; to devote
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