Jisho

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Words — 66 found

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening​
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken​Usually written using kana alone
  • きょねん去年
  • は
  • ジョギング
  • シューズ
  • を
  • にそく2足
  • だめ駄目
  • に
  • した
  • 。
I wore out two pairs of jogging shoes last year.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless​Usually written using kana alone
  • もう
  • だめ
  • だ
  • 。
It's all over.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
3. cannot; must not; not allowed​Usually written using kana alone
  • よるおそ夜遅く
  • まで
  • お起きていて
  • は
  • だめ駄目
  • だ
  • よ
  • 。
Don't sit up late at night.
Noun
4. neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game​Go (game)
5. no!; stop!​Usually written using kana alone
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ダメ
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どう 如何にもならない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done​Usually written using kana alone
  • じょうきょう状況
  • は
  • かれ彼ら
  • で
  • は
  • どうにもならなく
  • なった
  • 。
The situation got out of their control.
Notes
如何にもならない: Rarely-used kanji form.
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はしぼう 箸にも棒にもかからない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible​Idiomatic expression
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箸にも棒にも掛からない 【はしにもぼうにもかからない】
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はしぼうひ 箸にも棒にも引っかからない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible​Idiomatic expression, See also 箸にも棒にもかからない, non-standard variant of 箸にも棒にもかからない
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箸にも棒にも引っ掛からない 【はしにもぼうにもひっかからない】
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
1. hopeless; unworkable​
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処置無し 【しょちなし】
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しよう 仕様のない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun or verb acting prenominally
1. hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; beyond redemption​Usually written using kana alone
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2. foolish; preposterous; absurd​Usually written using kana alone
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仕様のない 【しょうのない】
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すく 救われない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hopeless; beyond saving; (feeling) beyond help; finding no comfort​See also 救われる
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すく 救いようのない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. hopeless; irredeemable​See also 救いようがない
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救い様のない 【すくいようのない】
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みよ 身も世もない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief​
  • つま妻
  • を
  • な亡くして
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • みもよ身も世もない
  • ほどに
  • かな悲しんだ
  • 。
When his wife died he was full of heartrending grief.
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身も世も無い 【みもよもない】
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. dark; gloomy; murky​
  • あたり
  • が
  • もう
  • くら暗く
  • なっている
  • こと
  • に
  • き気がついた
  • 。
I observed that it had already got dark.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. dark (in colour); dull​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising​
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)​Antonym: 明るい, as 〜に暗い
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昏い 【くらい】、冥い 【くらい】、闇い 【くらい】
Notes
昏い: Rarely-used kanji form. 冥い: Rarely-used kanji form. 闇い: Rarely-used kanji form.
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のぴ 退っ引きならない
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable​Usually written using kana alone
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. hopeless; beyond help​Usually written using kana alone
Notes
退っ引きならない: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; throwing up (one's) hands​
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お手あげ 【おてあげ】
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor​
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空下手 【からへた】
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ぺた からっ下手
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor​Rare term, See also から下手
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空っ下手 【からっぺた】
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い 行けません
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. wrong; not good; of no use​Usually written using kana alone, See also 行けない
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2. hopeless; past hope​Usually written using kana alone, See also 行けない
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3. must not do​Usually written using kana alone, See also 行けない
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4. cannot go​
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun or verb acting prenominally
1. unmanageable; impossible; hopeless​
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2. inopportune; uncomfortable; inconvenient; embarrassing; annoying; awkward​
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3. disturbing; distressing​
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1. useless; no good; hopeless​Usually written using kana alone, Kansai dialect, commonly used with i-adjective inflections, e.g. あかんかった, あかんくない
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2. cannot; must not; not allowed​Usually written using kana alone, Kansai dialect
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アカン
Notes
明かん: Rarely-used kanji form.
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'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle
1. disappointed; dejected; disheartened; glum; astonished; dumbfounded​
'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle
2. indignant; angry​
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ぶ然 【ぶぜん】
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Sentences — 13 found

  • jreibun/3788/4
      兄は
    • べんきょう勉強
    • がよくできるのだが、私はさっぱりだ。
    My older brother does well in his studies, but I’m completely hopeless. — Jreibun
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