駄 burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse, trivial, worthless 14 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1500 in newspapers Readings Onダ、タ In Chinese 駄 Words written with it 無駄 むだ futility N3 下駄 げた geta N2 無駄遣い むだづかい waste (of money, time, etc.) N1 駄菓子屋 だがしや small-time candy store 駄作 ださく poor piece of work N1 駄菓子 だがし penny candy