Search Terms: *駄*
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noun, na-adjective
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futility, waste, uselessness, pointlessness, idleness
Other readings:
徒【むだ】
、ムダ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
na-adjective, noun
1.
no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken(usually kana)
2.
hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless(usually kana)
3.
cannot, must not, not allowed(usually kana)
noun
4.
neutral point (in go), intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
Other readings:
ダメ
noun
1.
geta, Japanese wooden clogs
2.
turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character(later printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta)
See also:伏せ字 (ふせじ)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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waste (of money, time, etc.), squandering, frittering away
Other readings:
無駄使い【むだづかい】[1]
、無駄づかい【むだづかい】
、むだ遣い【むだづかい】
、むだ使い【むだづかい】[1]
、徒遣い【むだづかい】
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
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crestfish (Lophotus capellei), unicornfish(usually kana)
Other readings:
アカナマダ
noun
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Azuma geta, type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole
See also:下駄 (げた)
Other readings:
東下駄【あずまげた】
expression
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would be a waste of words, would be a waste of breath, there's no point in saying
expression
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taking the opportunity to do something, doing something incidentally, doing something while (you) are at it, doing something on the way, while I'm at it(idiom )
Other readings:
行き掛けの駄賃【ゆきがけのだちん】
、行きがけの駄賃【いきがけのだちん】
、行きがけの駄賃【ゆきがけのだちん】
、いきがけの駄賃【いきがけのだちん】
、ゆきがけの駄賃【ゆきがけのだちん】
おやいけんなすびはなせんひとむだ
oyanoikentonasubinohanahasennihitotsumomudahanai
expression
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always listen to your parents, always value your parents' advice, not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain(proverb)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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stocking up on, hoarding
Other readings:
買い溜め【かいだめ】
、買溜め【かいだめ】[1]
、買だめ【かいだめ】[1]
、買い駄目【かいだめ】[2]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
- word containing irregular kanji usage
expression
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things that look similar but are completely different, geta and grilled miso(idiom )
expression, noun
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hanger-on, lackey, sycophant, snow stuck under a geta sandal(idiom , derogatory)(usu. in ref. to the smaller party in a coalition government)
noun
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residential building in which the first floor is occupied by businesses
noun
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shoe rack (in an entrance), cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
Other readings:
げた箱【げたばこ】