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駄目
Readings

dame

dame
English
NA-adjective/adjectival noun (keiyodoshi)
Noun (futsuumeishi)
Usually written using kana alone
no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken

hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless
cannot, must not, not allowed
go (game)
neutral point, intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game

Interjection (kandoushi)
no!, stop!

定義
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Kanjis
ON: ダ, タ
burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse, trivial, worthless Stroke: 14 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-10-4 FC: 7433.3

ON: モク, ボク
KUN: め, -め, ま-
eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor Stroke: 5 Grade: 1 JLPT: N5 SKIP: 3-3-2 FC: 6010.0

Phrases
もうだめだ。
Parts: もう (もー) 駄目 (だめ)
It's all over.

夜遅くまで起きていては駄目だよ。
Parts: 夜遅く (よるおそく) (まで) 起きる (おきる) 駄目 (だめ)
Don't sit up late at night.
Don't stay up late at night.
It's not good to stay up late at night.
It isn't good to stay up late at night.

去年はジョギングシューズを2足駄目にした。
Parts: 去年 (きょねん) ジョギング (ジョッギング) シューズ 二足 (にそく) 駄目 (だめ)
I wore out two pairs of jogging shoes last year.