Meaning of Japanese Word "勿体無い" (Mottainai)

Kanji in this word

Related words "勿"

• 勿体無い (mottainai)wasteful
• 勿論 (mochiron)naturally, of course
• 勿忘草 (wasurenagusa)forget-me-not

Related words "体"

• 一心同体 (isshindotai)alteregoism
• 一体 (ittai)one body, unity, a form, a style
• 世間体 (sekentei)decency
• 主体 (shutai)subject
• 人体 (jintai)human body
• 体制 (taisei)organization, structure, system

Related words "無"

• 宿無し (yadonashi)vagabond
• 無い (nai)not
• 無くす (nakusu)get rid of
• 無くなる (nakunaru)be gone
• 頼り無い (tayorinai)undependable, unreliable, vague
• 一文無し (ichimonnashi)penniless