Kanji
駄
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JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #150014 strokes
Meanings
burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse, trivial, worthless
ES: caballo de carga, carga, aburrido
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- ダ、タ
Common words
- 駄目だめno good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken
- 無駄むだfutility, waste, uselessness, pointlessness, idleness
- 下駄げたgeta, traditional Japanese wooden sandal
- 無駄遣いむだづかいwaste (of money, time, etc.), squandering, frittering away
- 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
Example sentences
無駄です。
It's futile.
Es inútil.
Tatoeba #4002071(opens in a new tab)無駄遣いをするな。
Don't waste your money.
No tire su dinero por las ventanas.
Tatoeba #80907(opens in a new tab)彼は妻の無駄遣いに渋い顔をする。
He frowns on his wife's wasting money.
Tatoeba #106888(opens in a new tab)下駄を突っかけて表に飛び出した。
I slipped on my geta and dashed outside.
Tatoeba #2217324(opens in a new tab)