だめ
だめ
dame
JLPT N4adjectiveVocabularyLevel 12 - JLPT N4

Quick answer

だめ (だめ (dame)) means "No good". It is read だめ (dame). This page covers its usage with example sentences.

Meaning

No good

Also : Useless · Hopeless · Not allowed

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Example Sentences

このペンはもうだめです。

このぺんはもうだめです。

This pen is no longer usable.

ここで写真を撮ってはだめです。

ここでしゃしんをとってはだめです。

You must not take pictures here.

Kanji in this word

駄
Trivial
Onだ、た
JLPT N1
目
Eye
Kunめ、ま
Onもく、ぼく
JLPT N4
為
Do
Kunため、な.る、な.す
Onい
JLPT N3

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026

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