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ダメ元
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元
もと
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of
ダメ元
– see the following entry.
【
だめもと
ダメもと
】
[noun]
(
informal
)
Short for
駄目で元々
(
dame de motomoto
)
.
Alternative spellings
駄目元
,
だめ元
(This term,
ダメ元
, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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