もったいない
Meanings
I-adjective
1. wasteful; a waste (Usually kana)
2. too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of (Usually kana)
3. impious; profane; sacrilegious (Usually kana)
Other spellings
勿体ない勿体無い
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
もったいない
Examples9
とても
It's too sunny to stay inside.
時間
Time is wasting.
この
This suit is too good for me.
せっかく
What a waste of your lawyer qualifications!
屋内
It was too nice a day to stay inside.
これ
This is too good a chance to lose.