Word Meaning 駄目

だめ dame

駄目 is read as だめ (dame) and means neutral point.

Meaning

English

  1. neutral point
  2. intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
  3. no!
  4. stop!
  5. cannot
  6. must not
  7. not allowed
  8. hopeless

Reading

Kana

だめ

Romaji

dame

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 685 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

駄目駄目

だめだめ

entirely useless

駄目詰め

だめづめ

filling neutral points

駄菓子

だがし

penny candy

駄菓子屋

だがしや

small-time candy store

項目

こうもく

headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.)

縫い目

ぬいめ

seam

蛇の目

じゃのめ

umbrella with bull's-eye pattern

丁目

ちょうめ

district of a town

選択科目

せんたくかもく

elective subject or course

裂け目

さけめ

tear

Example Sentences

10

そのあんはだめになった。

that plan fell through.

かれはじぶんをだめなにんげんだとおもっている。

he thinks he is a worthless person.

It's no good.

Don't give up!

You can't go out.

Don't close your eyes.

We need rules!

Don't get fat.

The other one doesn't work.

You must stop smoking.