持ち腐れ
もちぐされ
mochigusare
JMdict entry #1770080
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) unused possession
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
パソコンの使い方も知らないのにあんな高い機種を買うなんて、宝の持ち腐れだ。
pasokon no tsukai kata mo shira nai no ni an'na takai kishu wo kau nante 、 takara no mochigusare da 。
What a waste to buy such an expensive machine even though he doesn't even know how to use computers.