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だめもと
Meanings
Noun
Colloquialism
Abbreviation
Usually written in kana
1. giving something a try because it will not do any harm
Alt. forms
ダメ
元
もと
49%
駄
だ
目
め
元
もと
20%
ダメもと
16%
駄
だ
目
め
もと
6%
ダメモト
3%
だめもと
3%
Pitch accent
だ
めもと
Used in: 38
Composed of
だめ
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
もと
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Composed of
めもと
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes