“No good” in Japanese
Short answer
No good in Japanese is “駄目” (dame). Full meaning: no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken; hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless; cannot, must not, not allowed.
Other ways to say “No good” in Japanese
ＮＧ
enujii no good, not allowed, not acceptable; outtake, blooper, retake
良くないね
yokunaine (that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.), thumbs-down, downvote
ぺけ
peke failure, futility, uselessness, no good; x (mark), cross
明かん
akan useless, no good, hopeless; cannot, must not, not allowed
ダーメ
daame no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken; hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless; cannot, must not, not allowed
だーめ
daame no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken; hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless; cannot, must not, not allowed
明かへん
akahen useless, no good, hopeless
半人
hannin useless, worthless, no good; half-man (esp. upper body)
成ってない
nattenai unacceptable, no good, complete failure, inadequate
あきまへん
akimahen useless, no good, hopeless; cannot, must not, not allowed
ダ〜メ
daame no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken; hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless; cannot, must not, not allowed
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