駄 だ Meanings Prefix poor; low-grade; trivial; insignificant; worthless See also: 駄文 (だぶん). Noun suffix, Counter load; pack; horse load See also: 一駄 (いちだ). Noun packhorse Kanji 駄 useless. Read as ダ. Words containing 駄 無駄 (むだ) futility 駄目 (だめ) no good 無駄遣い (むだづかい) waste (of money, time, etc.) And 61 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists