だめ元

Japanese

Kanji in this term
元
もと Grade: 2
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of だめ元 – 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, ダメ元

(This term, だめ元, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)