Japanese DictionaryYour picture dictionary

188,000+ words4,000+ example sentences4,000+ words with picturesKanji and kana
Showing results for search: 駄目
Page 1 of 1

Show answer
Suspend
no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken — 駄目
Dame: Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels

dame

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 13
Appears in chapter 13 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 13
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
    EXAMPLE
    駄目(だめ)です。
    It's no good.
  2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
    EXAMPLE
    ちなみに(わたし)英語(えいご)駄目(だめ)です。
    By the way, my English is hopeless.
  3. cannot; must not; not allowed

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
    EXAMPLE
    (よる)()かしは駄目(だめ)だからね。
    You must not stay up late.
  4. neutral point (in go); intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game

Full entry for 駄目

Show answer
Suspend

damedame

Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. entirely useless; completely worthless

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
  2. no no; don't!

    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)

Full entry for 駄目駄目

になる

Show answer
Suspend

になる

dameninaru

Expr.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
Godan verb w/ る ending
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Godan verb w/ る ending
  1. to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

Full entry for 駄目になる

いっ
ぽう

Show answer
Suspend
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party — 一方
Ippou: Photo by Gratisography on Pexels

いっ
ぽう

ippou

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
  1. one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    もう一方(いっぽう)駄目(だめ)です。
    The other one is no good.
  2. on the one hand; on the other hand

    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Conjunction
  3. whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn

    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Conjunction
  4. just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun
    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

Full entry for 一方

ルール

Show answer
Suspend

ルール

ruuru

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. rule

    EXAMPLE
    それはルール違反(いはん)です。
    It's against the rules.

Full entry for ルール

へん
しん

Show answer
Suspend

へん
しん

henshin

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N3
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N3
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

Full entry for 返信

うま
へん

Show answer
Suspend
kanji "horse" radical at left — 馬偏
Umahen: Photo by Kanji Alive under Licence

うま
へん

umahen

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Radical
Kanji radicals
Radical
  1. kanji "horse" radical at left

Full entry for 馬偏

だめんず

Show answer
Suspend

だめんず

damenzu

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Colloquialism
Colloquialism
Colloquialism
  1. good-for-nothing man (as a partner); no-hoper

Full entry for だめんず

ちな

Show answer
Suspend

ちな

china

Conjunction
Conjunction
Conjunction
Abbr.
Abbreviation
Abbr.
Internet slang
Internet slang
Internet slang
  1. by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

Full entry for ちな

Page 1 of 1