AdultLingoJapanese course โบ Section 4 โบ Unit 19
๐คฌ Everyday Profanity & Swear Words in Japanese
Understand everyday curses and how strong each one is. High-frequency swear words as fillers and for emphasis, with their exact weight.
โFriday night in Tokyo, and the last train just left without us. Perfect time for a lesson: Japanese doesn't have many swear words, so every one of them lands. I'll teach you what they mean and how hard they hit.โ โ Joe, your host for this unit
Practise this unit free โKey Japanese words and phrases
| Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ใใkuso | shit, damn (crude) |
| ใกใใใใchikushล | dammit! (at bad luck, rough) |
| ๅใใkireru | to run out (battery), to be cut |
| ๆใatsui | hot (weather) |
| ใใๆใkuso atsui | fucking hot (crude) |
| ๆๆชsaiaku | the worst, this sucks |
| ใใธmaji | seriously, for real (slang) |
| ใใธใmaji ka | are you serious? |
| ใใฐใyabai | insane, amazing / oh crap (slang) |
| ใใฃใกใmeccha | super, so (slang) |
| ใใพใumai | tasty (casual) |
| ใใใuzai | annoying (rude slang) |
| ใใใคaitsu | that guy (rough) |
| ใใใคใmukatsuku | to be pissed off |
| ใ ใใdarui | what a drag, sluggish |
| ใใใฉใใใmendokusai | such a hassle |
| ๆฌไบบhonnin | the person themself |
| ใตใใใใชfuzakenna | are you fucking kidding me / don't mess with me (confrontational) |
| ใใใgomen | sorry (casual) |
| ่จใ้ใใiisugiru | to say too much, go too far |
| ใใชkana | I wonder (soft ending) |
| ใฆใใtemฤ | you (hostile, fighting word) |
| ใใพใฃใshimatta | oops, shoot |
| ๆฑใ่จ่kitanai kotoba | swear words, foul language |
Example sentences
Dammit, my phoneโs dead.
Dammit I forgot my wallet
Seriously, this is so good.
Isn't this place amazing
Heโs so loud, it seriously pisses me off.
Don't say it in front of him
Sorry, did I go too far?
Teach me more swear words
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