駄作 (ださく) Japanese meaning | KotomoraI think this novel is a poor piece of work.
Usage patterns
〈物〉が駄作に終わるfor a work to end up being a flop
It was a movie I had high hopes for, but it ended up being a total flop.
〈物〉を駄作と評するto criticize a work as trash
Critics dismissed the novel as trash.
駄作を作るto produce a lousy work
Even that director occasionally puts out a bad movie.
〈物〉が駄作扱いされるfor a work to be dismissed as trash
It was dismissed as junk at the time, but it's highly regarded now.
駄作 is a poorly made, unsuccessful work, the opposite of a commercially successful ヒット作.
駄作 means a poor or worthless work, the opposite of 珠玉 used to praise a masterpiece.
駄作 is a poor or worthless work, the direct opposite of the high quality implied by 秀作.
名作 is a praised masterpiece, while 駄作 is a poorly made, worthless work.
駄作 is a poorly made, low-effort work, the opposite of 労作 in its sense of a piece created through great effort and care.
