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無駄 (むだ): Waste / useless — Japanese vocabulary

無駄 is read むだ and means "Waste / useless". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

無駄

Reading
むだ · muda
Translation
Waste / useless
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
むだが

Example

あの人達に反抗しても無駄ですよ。

あのひとたちにはんこうしてもむだですよ。

It'll be useless to stand against them.

Kanji in this word

  • 無 — nothing, without
  • 駄 — Burdensome, Pack Horse, Horse Load

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