駄

JLPT N1 Kanji · Practice Flashcards

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

futility,uselessness

無駄遣いむだづかい

waste money on, squander money on, flog a dead horse

useless,no good,hopeless

geta (Japanese footwear),wooden clogs

駄作ださく

poor work, rubbish

Example sentences 3

差歯の日和下駄。

This is sashiba-geta and is categorized as Hiyori-geta.

いや駄目だめです。

No, you may not.

無駄遣むだずかいをするな。

Don't waste your money.