ドンマイ

Japanese Slang Japanese ★★★★ 4/5 casual ドンマイdonmai

读法 ドンマイ

罗马字 donmai

汉字拆解 From English 'don't mind' → shortened and adapted into Japanese as ドンマイ

发音 /doɴ.ma.i/

含义

别在意、没关系——用来安慰犯了小错误的人的一句简短鼓励。

ドンマイ是日本最具代表性的和制英语（日本人自造的英语）之一。它用来在别人出了小差错、小失误或小挫折之后快速安慰对方——比如掉了球、工作上犯了小错，或者考试没考好。它永远是积极鼓励的，从不带有讽刺意味。语气是乐观向前看的：过去的错误不重要，继续前进就好。

例句

試合負けたけどドンマイ、次があるさ。比赛虽然输了，但别在意，还有下次。
ミスっちゃった…。ドンマイドンマイ、気にすんな。搞砸了……没关系没关系，别放在心上。
テストの点やばかったけど友達にドンマイって言われて救われた。考试成绩太惨了，但朋友说了句'别在意'，感觉得救了。

用法指南

语境: friends, sports, encouragement, everyday consolation

语气: supportive, encouraging, upbeat

正确说法

别在意，谁都会犯错的。
没事没事，下次加油！

错误说法

对严重的失误说'别在意'显得太轻描淡写——应该用更认真的方式去安慰

常见错误

Using ドンマイ for serious situations where the person needs genuine support — it is best for minor setbacks and sports errors, not major life problems
Thinking English speakers will understand 'don't mind' the same way — the phrase is used differently in English

起源与历史

Derived from English 'don't mind' — shortened and adapted into Japanese as ドンマイ. Spread through sports culture in the 1970s-80s, where it became the standard phrase for encouraging teammates after errors. Now used far beyond sports.

文化背景

时代: 1970s-80s, spread through sports culture

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal, especially in sports contexts

地区说明: Used across all of Japan. One of the most well-known examples of wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English expressions).