Moto 駄: Burdensome; Pack Horse; Horse LoadKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ダ、タ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 122 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ダ・タ)
- 無駄むだfutility; waste
- 無駄遣いむだづかいwaste (of money, time, etc.); squandering
- 駄目だめno good; not serving its purpose
- 下駄げたgeta; Japanese wooden clogs
- 駄菓子だがしcheap sweets
- 駄菓子屋だがしやsmall-time candy store
- いきがけの駄賃いきがけのだちんtaking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally
- お駄賃おだちんlittle something; reward
- 一駄いちだhorse load
- 下駄と焼き味噌げたとやきみそthings that look similar but are completely different; geta and grilled miso
- 下駄の雪げたのゆきhanger-on; lackey
- 下駄をはかせるげたをはかせるto inflate (figures); to jack up (e.g. a score)
- 下駄を履かせるげたをはかせるto inflate (figures); to jack up (e.g. a score)
- 下駄を預けるげたをあずけるto leave everything to (someone)
- 下駄スケートげたスケートgeta with skating blades; skates made from geta
- 下駄屋げたやclog shop; geta shop
- 下駄履きげたばきwearing wooden clogs
- 下駄履き住宅げたばきじゅうたくresidential building in which the first floor is occupied by businesses
- 下駄掛けげたがけwearing wooden clogs
- 下駄番げたばんtoe guards on clogs; footwear doorman
- 下駄直しげたなおしrepairing clogs; clog repairer
- 下駄箱げたばこshoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
- 中下駄ちゅうげたmedium height geta
- 地団駄を踏むじだんだをふむto stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
- 地団駄踏むじだんだふむto stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
- 塗り下駄ぬりげたlacquered geta
- 山下駄やまげたrough geta (e.g. made of Japanese cedar)
- 席駄せったleather-soled sandals (geta)
- 庭下駄にわげたgarden clogs
- 御駄賃おだちんlittle something; reward
- 時間の無駄じかんのむだwaste of time
- 時間を無駄にするじかんをむだにするto waste time
- 柳下駄やなぎげたlow geta made of willow
- 無駄づかいむだづかいwaste (of money, time, etc.); squandering
- 無駄にしないむだにしないmake good use of; make the most of
- 無駄にするむだにするto render futile; to bring to naught
- 無駄になるむだになるto come to nothing; to be in vain
- 無駄に成るむだになるto come to nothing; to be in vain
- 無駄のないむだのないeconomical; efficient
- 無駄の無いむだのないeconomical; efficient
- 無駄を省くむだをはぶくto eliminate waste
- 無駄使いむだづかいwaste (of money, time, etc.); squandering
- 無駄口むだぐちchatter; idle talk
- 無駄口をたたくむだぐちをたたくto chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
- 無駄口を叩くむだぐちをたたくto chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
- 無駄吠えむだぼえbarking over nothing (of a dog); barking at passers-by or visitors
- 無駄時間むだじかんdead time
- 無駄死にむだじにdying in vain; useless death
- 無駄花むだばなblossom which fails to produce fruit; non-fruit-bearing flower
- 無駄言むだごとchatter; idle talk
- 無駄話むだばなしgossip; idle talk
- 無駄足むだあしvisit for no reason; go on fool's errand
- 無駄足を踏むむだあしをふむto go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
- 無駄金むだがねwasted money
- 無駄食いむだぐいeating between meals; wasteful eating habits
Other readings
- ゆきがけの駄賃いきがけのだちんtaking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally
- 吾妻下駄あずまげたAzuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole
- 日和下駄ひよりげたgeta for wear in dry weather
- 東下駄あずまげたAzuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole
- 無駄毛ムダげunwanted hair; superfluous hair
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