Kanji

駄

Meaning

burdensome pack horse horse load

Readings

On'yomi

  • む だ futility
  • だ め no good
  • む だ づかい waste (of money, time, etc.)
  • げ た geta
  • せっ た leather-soled sandals (geta)
  • げ た や clog shop

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/14

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Component Analysis

駄
burdensome, pack horse, horse load...
ダ, タ
馬
horse
うま, うま-, バ
灬
( 火 ) fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ, カ
太
plump, thick, big around
ふと.い, ふと.る, タイ
大
large, big
おお-, おお.きい, ダイ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
人
person
ひと, -り, ジン
丶
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ

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