Dame

JLPT N4

Usually written in kana.

Also read:

駄目 (Dame) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken”.

Meanings

  1. na-adjective, nounno good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  2. na-adjective, nounhopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
  3. na-adjective, nouncannot; must not; not allowed
  4. nounneutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
  5. interjectionno!; stop!

Examples

  • It's all over.

  • Over my dead body.

  • It's all over with her.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 駄目

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