無駄話

むだばなし

Also written むだ話, 徒話

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive idle talk; chit-chat; gossip

Kanji

• 無 without. Read as ム.
• 駄 useless
• 話 talk. Read as はなし.

Example sentences

• あの老人たちは街角に無駄話をしに行くのが好きだ。
  The old men like to meet on the street corner just to shoot the bull.

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