駄
駄: useless
useless; worthless
14 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 24 words here
Readings
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Kun—
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
時間を無駄にしないで、早く宿題をしなさい。
Don't waste time; do your homework quickly.
子どものころ、駄菓子屋でよくお菓子を買った。
As a child I often bought sweets at the penny-candy shop.
夏祭りに、浴衣を着て下駄をはいていった。
I went to the summer festival in a yukata and geta clogs.