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だめ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word だめ

駄目
ダメ
Freq #1426
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken

Examples
去年はジョギングシューズを2足駄目にした。
I wore out two pairs of jogging shoes last year.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless

Examples
もうだめだ。
It's all over.
3

Word usually written using kana alone; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

cannot; must not; not allowed

Examples
夜遅くまで起きていては駄目だよ。
Don't sit up late at night.
4

Common noun; Go (game)

neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game

5

Word usually written using kana alone; Interjection

no!; stop!

Kanji in this Word

14 strokes
Frequency: 1500
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

burdensome
pack horse
horse load
send by horse
trivial
worthless

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
5 strokes
Frequency: 76
JLPT N4
Grade 1

Meanings

eye
class
look
insight
experience
care
favor

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
モク
ボク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
-め
ま-
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
さかん
さがん
さっか
さつか
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