む
無
だ
駄

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. futility, waste, uselessness, pointlessness, idleness.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
む
無
だ
駄
 無駄 むだ ✔
むだ
徒
 徒 むだ
　
ム
　
ダ
 ムダ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

nothingness, none, ain't
ム　ブ　な.い (4th)
person(人) variant
40, forty
シュウ　よんじゅう　しじゅう
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
burdensome, pack horse, horse load
ダ (9th, N1)
horse
ま　バ　うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
plump, thick, big around
タイ　ふと.い　タ (2nd, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)