宝の持ち腐れ

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
たから
Grade: 6

Grade: 3
くさ > ぐさ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
寶の持ち腐れ (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 宝の持ち腐れ – see the following entry.
たからのもちぐされ
[idiom] having great potential but not utilizing it; waste of potential
Alternative spelling
宝の持腐れ
(This term, 宝の持ち腐れ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)