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駄 (burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse)

  • JLPT N1
  • 14 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 馬
  • #1500 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
ダタ

Example words & Vocabulary

無駄むだ
futility,uselessness
無駄遣いむだづかい
wasteful spending, squandering money
駄目だめ
useless,no good,hopeless
下駄げた
geta (Japanese footwear),wooden clogs
駄作ださく
poor work, rubbish

Example sentences 3

彼かれは駄目だめな男おとこだ。

He's a loser.

絶対ぜったいに駄目だめです。

Absolutely not.

望のぞんでも無駄むだだ。

It is not good wishing.

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