# 駄 bad quality

馬 (horse) + 太 (fat)
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

DA |

## Mnemonic

| Your horse is too fat!! It's bad quality. So is your DAD!

## Jukugo

駄目(だめ) | no way! ★★★☆☆ KANA KUNKUN 駄 (bad quality) + 目 (eye) = 駄目 (no way!) this has so many meanings: useless, bad, 'stop!' or just 'no way!'
xxx　の 無駄(むだ) | waste ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 無 (without) + 駄 (bad quality) = 無駄 (waste ) a waste of something (time, money)