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無駄
むだ
N3
na-adjective
Meanings
1
futility
2
uselessness
3
waste
Example sentence
偏屈な奴とまともに話し合っても無駄だ。
It is useless to reason with a bigot.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 無駄 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
駄
Burdensome, Pack Horse, Horse Load
14 strokes
More words with
無
台無し
だいなし ·
mess
N1
無難
ぶなん ·
safety
N1
無断
むだん ·
without permission
N1
無闇に
むやみに ·
unreasonably
N1
無念
むねん ·
chagrin
Full entry on Jisho
N1
無口
むくち ·
reticence
N1
無言
むごん ·
silence
N1
情無い
なさけない ·
miserable
N1
More words with
駄
駄作
ださく ·
poor work
N1
駄目
だめ ·
no good
駄菓子屋
だがしや ·
small-time candy store
下駄
げた ·
(Japanese footwear)
N2
無駄遣い
むだづかい ·
waste money on
N1
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