駄目

だめ

dame

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no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken — 駄目
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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

What does 駄目 mean in English?

  1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken(adj-na, n)
  2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless(adj-na, n)
  3. cannot; must not; not allowed(adj-na, n)
  4. neutral point (in go); intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game(n)

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駄目 (dame)