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駄

駄: useless

useless; worthless
14 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 24 words here

Readings

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だ: 無駄(むだ) "waste", 駄目(だめ) "no good", 駄菓子(だがし) "cheap sweets", 駄洒落(だじゃれ) "bad pun". た in 下駄(げた) "wooden clogs".

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Key words

無駄むだwaste; futile
駄目だめno good; not allowed
下駄げたgeta (wooden clogs)
駄菓子だがしcheap sweets
駄洒落だじゃれbad pun

Example sentences

Don't waste time; do your homework quickly.

As a child I often bought sweets at the penny-candy shop.

I went to the summer festival in a yukata and geta clogs.

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