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駄
worthless · useless · futile · packhorse
N1On: だ
Memory Aid
'Da' — Think of a DULL, DAFT horse that is only useful as a packhorse, making it seem WORTHLESS.
Vocabulary
無駄むだwaste; futility; uselessness
駄目だめno good; useless; hopeless
駄作ださくpoor work; hack work; potboiler
駄菓子だがしcheap sweets; penny candy
駄賃だちんreward for a service; tip; fare
Example Sentences
これは時間の無駄です。
This is a waste of time.
それはもう駄目になった。
That's already become unusable.
彼はこの小説を駄作だと評した。
He criticized this novel as a hack work.
子供の頃、よく駄菓子屋に通った。
When I was a child, I often went to the cheap sweets shop.