Japanese swear words

“cunt / pussy”

Crude slang for female genitalia.

“trash / scum / piece of shit”

Denotes moral worthlessness. 'Kuzu otoko' (scum man) describes cheating, lying men.

“shut up / you're annoying / be quiet”

Literally 'noisy,' used to tell someone to be quiet.

“shit / fuck / damn”

The Japanese 'f-word.' Functions as noun, exclamation, and adjective prefix. Most versatile swear word.

“bastard / jerk / guy (derogatory)”

Originally meant 'fellow' or 'guy,' now derogatory masculine suffix.

“shithead / asshole / motherfucker”

Compound of 'kuso' (shit) and 'yarou' (bastard).

“liar”

Person who tells lies.

“get out of the way / move it / fuck off”

Rude imperative of 'doku' (to move aside).

“gook / chink (targeting Koreans)”

Extremely offensive ethnic slur for Korean people.

“weakling / wimp / coward”

Weak person, literally 'weak bug/insect.'

“moron / dummy / twit”

Regional variant of 'baka' used primarily in Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto).

“idiot / stupid / fool”

The most famous Japanese insult. Derived from Chinese legend where calling a deer a horse tested loyalty; those who spoke truth were 'fools.'

“die / go to hell / drop dead”

Imperative form of 'shinu' (to die). Direct command to die.

“shut up / shut the fuck up”

Imperative form of 'damaru' (to be silent). Direct command to stop talking.

“dick / cock”

Childish to vulgar slang for penis. 'Chinchin' is childish; 'chinpo' is vulgar.

“gross / disgusting / creepy”

Something feels bad physically or emotionally; disgusting.

“scum / trash / worthless”

Compares person to waste/residue left after filtering.

“don't fuck with me / stop bullshitting / fuck off”

Negative command telling someone to stop joking/messing around.