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駄

駄 — burdensome, pack horse, horse load

On
ダ, タ
Strokes
14
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 駄

  • 無駄むだfutility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idlenessCommon

    今更後悔しても無駄だ。
    It's no use regretting it now.

  • 無駄遣いむだづかいwaste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering awayCommon
  • 駄目だめno good; not serving its purpose; useless; brokenCommon

    去年はジョギングシューズを2足駄目にした。
    I wore out two pairs of jogging shoes last year.

  • 下駄げたgeta; traditional Japanese wooden sandalCommon
  • 駄菓子だがしpenny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweetsCommon
  • 駄菓子屋だがしやsmall-time candy store; penny candy storeCommon
  • 無駄のないむだのないeconomical; efficient; lean; compactRare
  • 無駄にするむだにするto render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use ofRare
  • 無駄にしないむだにしないmake good use of; make the most ofRare
  • 無駄になるむだになるto come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhereRare
  • 無駄話むだばなしidle talk; chit-chat; gossipRare
  • 時間の無駄じかんのむだwaste of timeRare
  • 時間を無駄にするじかんをむだにするto waste timeRare
  • 無駄事むだごとuseless matter; futile act; useless effort; idle thoughtRare
  • 言うだけ無駄いうだけむだwould be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in sayi…Rare
  • 無駄金むだがねwasted moneyRare
  • 無駄死にむだじにdying in vain; useless death; meaningless deathRare
  • 駄目になるだめになるto spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to failRare
  • 駄目駄目だめだめentirely useless; completely worthlessRare
  • 駄目で元々だめでもともとgiving something a try because it will not do any harmRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 57 words that use 駄.

  • 駄目 だめ no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  • 下駄 げた geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal
  • 駄菓子 だがし penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
  • 駄菓子屋 だがしや small-time candy store; penny candy store
  • 駄目になる だめになる to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

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