カテゴリー: Japanese Slang

釣り

TSURI

fishing; angling

ビビる

BIBIRU

to get scared, be startled, flinch, get intimidated, freak out

タピる

TAPIRU

to drink / go get bubble tea (tapioca milk tea)

Japanese Slang You’ll Actually Hear in Anime: 17 Words Explained

ディスる

DISURU

to diss / disrespect / put down / trash-talk someone

偉い

ERAI

great / admirable / impressive; (Kansai dialect) tough / exhausted / terrible

映える

BAERU

to look striking / photogenic / Instagram-worthy

陽キャ

YOUKYA

an outgoing, cheerful, socially energetic personality type

ウケる

UKERU

slang for "that's hilarious / that's a riot / lol"

ぴえん

PIEN

a whimpering sound expressing small teary sadness or mild disappointment (also used cutely)

パクる

PAKURU

to rip off / plagiarize / copy without credit; also to snatch/steal, or to get caught/arrested

草

KUSA

internet slang for "lol" / uncontrollable laughter (from 笑 → w → 草)

陰キャ

INKYA

a gloomy, introverted, low-social-energy personality type

なるほど

NARUHODO

I see; indeed; I understand now; that makes sense

にこにこ

NIKO NIKO

smiling; grinning; with a smile (onomatopoeia for a beaming smile)

全然

ZENZEN

not at all / absolutely not (traditionally negative) / totally / completely (modern positive slang use)

ナイスバディ

NAISUBADI

attractive body; nice-looking body

うるさい

URUSAI

noisy, loud; annoying, fussy; (as a shout) shut up!

すっきり

SUKKIRI

feeling refreshed, clear, and uncluttered; clean and tidy

面倒くさい

MENDOKUSAI

troublesome, a hassle, too much bother to deal with

さすが

SASUGA

just as expected (from someone impressive); as one would expect

外人

GAIJIN

a foreigner; an outsider (a casual, sometimes loaded, shortening of 外国人)

ドキドキ

DOKIDOKI

the pounding of a racing heart, from excitement, nerves, or romance

それじゃ

SOREJA

well then; in that case; see you

モテる

MOTERU

to be popular (esp. romantically); to be attractive to others

そっか

SOKKA

oh, I see; got it; is that so

サーセン

SAASEN

sorry (very casual, slangy contraction of すみません)

そんでもって

SONDEMOTTE

and (so); (and) then; because of which; on top of that