Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 駄目(だめ) in Japanese

駄目
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
だめ, ダメ
Romaji
dame, dame
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    cannot; must not; not allowed

Examples of 駄目, だめ, ダメ in a sentence



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5 strokes

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

On'Yomi: モク, ボク

Kun'Yomi: め, -め, ま-

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