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JLPT N5 · Kana adjectives & expressions

だめ

no good; not allowed

Stroke order of だめ

2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

だ · 6 strokesめ · 2 strokes

Memory trick

DAME — 'dah-meh' dame, don't

Parts: Na-adjective, bad

The characters in だめ

  • だ だ — da (6 strokes)
  • め め — me (2 strokes)

Example sentence

ここはだめです。

You can't do this here.

More words: Kana adjectives & expressions

いいgoodきれいpretty; cleanいろいろvariousけっこうfine; enough; quiteおいしいdeliciousかわいいcuteつまらないboringうるさいnoisy; annoyingまずいbad-tastingすてきlovely; wonderfulほしいwantちいさなsmall; littleおおきなbigへたunskillful; bad at

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