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駄

Kanji 駄: meaning "Burdensome, Pack Horse, Horse Load", readings, stroke order

The kanji 駄 means "Burdensome, Pack Horse, Horse Load". On'yomi: ダ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Burdensome, Pack Horse, Horse Load
On'yomi
ダ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
14
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 駄

  • 無駄 むだ — Waste / useless
  • 下駄 げた — (Japanese footwear), wooden clogs
  • 駄作 ださく — poor work
  • 無駄遣い むだづかい — waste money on, squander money on

Stroke order · 14 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
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  11. 11
  12. 12
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  14. 14

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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