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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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

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