浪費

ろうひ · rouhi · JLPT N1 · noun

waste

浪費 — waste

浪 — water radical 氵 + 良 (good/phonetic)
浪 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) gives the meaning and 良 supplies the sound. It originally referred to waves on water, then extended figuratively to anything surging, unrestrained, or wandering — hence modern senses like 'wave,' 'wasteful,' or 'dissolute.'

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