駄作
ださく
dasaku
JLPT N1nounVocabularyLevel 91 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
駄作 (ださく (dasaku)) means "Bad work". It is read ださく (dasaku). This page covers its usage with example sentences.
Meaning
Bad work
Also : Trash · Poor work · Hack work
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Example Sentences
彼の新作は一部では駄作と評されているが、私は好きだ。
かれのしんさくはいちぶではださくとひょうされているが、わたしはすきだ。
Some call his new work mediocre, but I like it.
映画祭で上映された駄作をわざわざ見に行く人もいる。
えいがさいでじょうえいされたださくをわざわざみにいくひともいる。
Some people even go to see mediocre films shown at film festivals.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
- [Noun] + をめぐって～をめぐって (wo megutte) - Concerning; Over; Surrounding
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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