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：2026/01/07
だめもと
Kanji
駄目元
Noun
abbreviation
alt-of
informal
Japanese Meaning
だめもと
Easy Japanese Meaning
うまくいかなくてもいいとおもって、とりあえずやってみるきもち
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
抱着“失败也无妨”的心态 / 死马当活马医的尝试 / 反正不行也不亏的做法
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
反正不成也不吃虧的心態 / 死馬當活馬醫式的嘗試 / 期待不高、失敗無妨的做法
Korean Meaning
안 되면 본전이라는 생각 / 안될 줄 알지만 일단 해 보는 일 / 큰 기대 없이 시도함
Vietnamese Meaning
thử đại vì không được cũng như cũ / đánh liều, liều thử một việc khó / cách nghĩ: có thất bại cũng không mất gì
Tagalog Meaning
pagsubok na wala namang mawawala / subok lang, baka sakali / walang masama kung susubukan
Sense（1）
(informal) Short for 駄目で元々 (dame de motomoto).
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Quizzes for review
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だめもと
See correct answer
I'll try confessing to him on the off chance.
See correct answer
だめもとで彼に告白してみるよ。
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