無駄 (Muda) is a Japanese noun meaning “futility, waste, uselessness, pointlessness”.
Meanings
- noun, na-adjectivefutility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
Examples
無駄足だったよ。
It was a wild goose chase.
望んでも無駄だ。
It is not good wishing.
弁解しても無駄だ。
It is no use excusing yourself.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).