駄目で元々

Japanese

Kanji in this term
駄	目	元	元
だ Grade: S	め Grade: 1	もと Grade: 2	もと Grade: 2
on’yomi	kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• (informal, shortening) 駄(だ)目(め)元(もと) (dame moto)

Etymology

Literally, "It is bad in the first place".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [da̠me̞ de̞ mo̞to̞mo̞to̞]

Phrase

駄(だ)目(め)で元(もと)々(もと) • (dame de motomoto) 

1. There is nothing to lose; You can try something because even if you fail it will not make your situation any worse.