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<\/p>\nYou are planning to come to Japan, and you want to be completely and utterly prepared. You\u2019ve learned all of the standard phrases, but what do you do when you need to curse at someone?<\/p>\n
Most people generally avoid flinging out expletives willy-nilly, but it can\u2019t be denied that there are some situations where cursing seems appropriate. In those situations, you\u2019ll need some linguistic ammunition. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve prepared a list of words and phrases that you can use to curse, in Japanese. It\u2019s true that Japanese curse words are not profanity in the same way that some English words are, but by forming sentences from the words and phrases below, you can nevertheless become a legitimate Japanese-speaking potty mouth.<\/p>\n
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We\u2019ll start with \u201cteme\u201d (\u3066\u3081\u3047). This word isn\u2019t technically a curse word; it means \u201cyou\u201d. I included this word because it is useful in conjunction with curse words, because it is so rough and informal. You\u2019ll want to add this word to the others in this list in order to make a nice, happily insulting sentence. For example, \u201cteme, nani shitendayo\u201d (\u3066\u3081\u3047\u3001\u4f55\u3057\u3066\u3093\u3060\u3088), or, \u201cHey you, what the hell are you doing?\u201d is fluid, whereas adding more formal versions of \u201cyou\u201d would be out of place.<\/p>\n
Next up: \u201cyaro\u201d (\u30d0\u30ab). This is not really a word that is used by itself; it\u2019s attached to other words to add the meaning of \u201cbastard\u201d. It essentially increases the severity of a curse word. It\u2019s incredibly useful, because you can tag it onto almost anything. For example, kusoyaro (\u304f\u305d\u3084\u308d) means something like \u201cshit bastard\u201d, while \u201cbakayaro\u201d (\u30d0\u30ab\u30e4\u30ed\u30fc) means something like \u201cstupid bastard\u201d.<\/p>\n
Next, we have \u201ckuso\u201d (\u304f\u305d). Kuso translates literally to \u201cshit\u201d.\u00a0 If used simply and by itself, \u201cshit\u201d is generally understood as the meaning, but in the case of strong emphasis, it is more like \u201cfucking\u201d. For example, you can say something is \u201cfucking serious\u201d by saying, \u201ckusomajime\u201d (\u304f\u305d\u771f\u9762\u76ee), or you can say someone is fucking incompetent by saying, \u201chetakuso\u201d (\u4e0b\u624b\u304f\u305d). Kuso is not exclusively used as a curse word and is not as strong as the English word \u201cfucking\u201d; it can be interpreted as innocent emphasis. For example, Japanese children can sometimes be heard saying \u201ckusomuzukashii\u201d (\u304f\u305d\u96e3\u3057\u3044), or, \u201cfreaking difficult\u201d, and people often say “hanakuso”, (\u9f3b\u304f\u305d) or “nose shit” – boogers.<\/p>\n
The next phrase, \u201cfuzakenna\u201d (\u3075\u3056\u3051\u3093\u306a) roughly translates to, \u201cYou\u2019re fucking kidding me\u201d, or \u201cDon\u2019t fuck with me\u201d. It\u2019s probably best used in situations where something unexpected and frustrating has happened. For example, if you\u2019ve just worked for an hour on an advertisement that you plan to post and then the application blocks you for seemingly no reason, using this word would be appropriate. I\u2019m definitely not speaking from experience.<\/p>\n
Next, \u201cNani shitendayo\u201d (\u4f55\u3057\u3066\u3093\u3060\u3088), or \u201cWhat the hell \/ fuck are you doing\u201d. This phrase is incredibly useful, because you can use it in almost any situation where someone is doing something stupid or annoying. It also works well with some of the other phrases we\u2019ve just talked about. For example, you could say, \u201cYou! What the fuck are you doing, stupid shit bastard\u201d by saying \u201cTeme! Nani shitendayo, Kusobakayaro\u201d (\u3066\u3081\u3047\uff01\u4f55\u3057\u3066\u3093\u3060\u3088\u3001\u30d0\u30ab\u30e4\u30ed\u30fc).<\/p>\n
The next word, \u201caho\u201d (\u30a2\u30db), is similar to \u201cbaka\u201d (\u30d0\u30ab) in that it can mean \u201cstupid\u201d, but it has the important difference of also meaning \u201cidiot\u201d or \u201cmoron\u201d. It\u2019s also more commonly used in Kansai, whereas \u201cbaka\u201d is more commonly used in the Kanto region of Japan. It is often used by itself, whereas \u201cbaka\u201d can be added to other words, for emphasis. You wouldn\u2019t say \u201cahoyaro\u201d (\u30a2\u30db\u3084\u308d), but you could say \u201cbakayaro\u201d (\u30d0\u30ab\u30e4\u30ed\u30fc).<\/p>\n
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Our last word, \u201cuzai\u201d, (\u30a6\u30b6\u3044) means something like \u201cannoying\u201d \u201cyuck\u201d or \u201cgross\u201d. It\u2019s not technically a curse word, but it can be used as one, under the right circumstances. The difference between using this and other Japanese words with similar meanings is that \u201cuzai\u201d tends to express multiple emotions at once, rather than a singular emotion. If you want to imply that someone is making you feel all kinds of disgusting and irritated, this the word for you.<\/p>\n
There are more Japanese phrases that can be used in a cursing-appropriate situation, but these are the basics. Each of these phrases or words can be combined together to make some seriously nasty sentences, so if you find yourself in a situation where you need to let someone have it, you\u2019ll now have the linguistic ammunition. That being said, I doubt you\u2019ll have many opportunities to curse in Japanese. Japanese people are just too damn polite. Still, if you\u2019re going to learn a language, you\u2019ve got to learn it all, right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/02\/grayscale-portrait-photo-of-shocked-woman-1201758-348x350.jpg\")
You are planning to come to Japan, and you want to be completely and utterly prepared. You\u2019ve learned all of the standard phrases, but what do you do when you need to curse at someone? Most people generally avoid flinging out expletives willy-nilly, but it can\u2019t be denied that there are some situations where cursing…<\/p>\n