burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse, trivial, worthless

On'yomi
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Kun'yomi
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Parts
丶大灬馬similar kanji →
JLPT N214 strokesSecondary#1500 most commonU+99C4

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Words using 駄

  • 下駄げたgeta; traditional Japanese wooden sandalN5
  • 駄菓子だがしpenny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweetsN5
  • 駄目だめno good; not serving its purpose; useless; brokenN5
  • 無駄むだfutility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idlenessN5
  • 無駄遣いむだづかいwaste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering awayN5
  • 駄菓子屋だがしやsmall-time candy store; penny candy storeN5
  • 駄目になるだめになるto spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to failN3
  • 無駄にするむだにするto render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use ofN3
  • 一駄いちだhorse loadN3
  • 下駄を預けるげたをあずけるto leave everything to (someone)N3
  • 駄作ださくpoor piece of work; rubbish; trashN3
  • 駄文だぶんpoor piece of writingN3
  • 駄弁るだべるto jabber; to chatter; to chat withN3
  • 無駄話むだばなしidle talk; chit-chat; gossipN3
  • 駄句だくpoor poemN3
  • 駄物だものtrash; low-grade stuffN3
  • 地団駄を踏むじだんだをふむto stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)N3
  • 駄目を押すだめをおすto make sure; to make doubly sureN3
  • 無駄骨を折るむだぼねをおるto waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effectN3
  • 駄だpoor; low-grade; trivial; insignificant; worthlessN3