駄作

Reading

Kana: ださく

Romaji: dasaku

Definition

noun

1

poor work; rubbish

Kanji

駄

Readings: ダ、 タ

Meanings: burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse

作

Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り

Meanings: make, production, prepare, build

Example Sentence

どうせ駄作(ださく)だろうと思(おも)っていたのだけど、どっこいなかなかいい本(ほん)だった。

➥I was expecting it to be a bad book, but damn me if it wasn't quite good after all.