Word Meaning 駄目を押す

だめをおす dame o osu

駄目を押す is read as だめをおす (dame o osu) and means to make sure.

Meaning

English

to make sure
to make doubly sure

Reading

Kana

だめをおす

Romaji

dame o osu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 101863 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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駄目

だめ

neutral point

駄目駄目

だめだめ

entirely useless

駄目になる

だめになる

to spoil

駄目詰め

だめづめ

filling neutral points

目白押し

めじろおし

packed with (activities, products, etc.)

押し目買い

おしめがい

buying when the market is down

押し目

おしめ

weakness

目押し

めおし

skill stop (slot machines)

駄菓子

だがし

penny candy

駄菓子屋

だがしや

small-time candy store

駄本

だほん

worthless book

駄作

ださく

poor piece of work