だめ
だめ
dame
nounVocabularyLevel 31 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

だめ (だめ (dame)) means "broken · cannot · no good". Use the page for pronunciation and example sentences.

Meaning

broken · cannot · no good

Also : broken · cannot · no good · useless

Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The word だめ (だめ) means 'useless'. This is a fundamental Japanese word to memorize.

Example Sentences

この本はだめです。

このほんはだめです。

This book is useless.

この本はとてもだめです。

このほんはとてもだめです。

This book is very useless.

Kanji in this word

駄
Trivial / Worthless / Burdensome
Onだ、た
JLPT N1
目
Eye
Kunめ、ま
Onもく、ぼく
JLPT N4

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