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You may feel that it is worth learning some insulting words in Japanese, but the reality is that most people don't need to learn them.
In Japanese, not using polite language may be considered insulting enough by itself. See What is Japanese respect language?
Anyway, here is a list.
| Japanese (kana) | Japanese (romaji) | English translation |
|---|---|---|
| Swearing and general insults | ||
| くたばれ! | kutabare! | Go to hell! Literally means "Drop dead!", from kutabaru (くたばる), die, kick the bucket, etc. |
| しんじまえ | shinjimae | Drop dead, go to hell. From shinu plus shimau. See What are the chau, cha verb endings? |
| くそくらえ! | kuso kurae! | Eat shit! |
| くそったれ | kusottare | Literally "shit drip" |
| きさま | kisama | Rude word for "you" (see also What are the personal pronouns of Japanese?) |
| どけ! | doke! | Get out of the way! |
| こいつ、あいつ | koitsu, aitsu | A contemptuous expression for a third party. Either extremely rude, or very familiar. Also a rough way of saying "this" or "that". From koyatsu (こやつ), ayatsu (あやつ). |
| 手前 | temae | A rough way of saying "you". See also What are the personal pronouns of Japanese? Often changed to temee. See What are itee and sugee? |
| このやろう | Kono yarou | "You shit", "You blighter" etc. General expression of anger, usually directed to men. |
| やつ (奴) | yatsu | Unpleasant person, disliked person |
| やつめ | yatsume | |
| ちくしょう | chikushō | Oh shit! Oh blast! Oh hell! |
| やかましい じゃかまし~! |
yakamashii jakamashi~! |
Shut up! |
| うるさい うざい |
urusai uzai |
Shut up! |
| 最低 | saitei | Worst possible, rotten, disgusting |
| いい加減にしろ | ii kagen ni shiro | Stop messing around |
| ふざけるな | fuzakeru na | Stop being stupid |
| め | me | Added as a suffix to other words to make them more contemptuous. See this note. |
| Stupidity | ||
| あほ | aho | Fool! Idiot! Moron! |
| ばか (馬鹿) | baka | Idiot! Fool! |
| ばかやろう (馬鹿野郎) | bakayarō | Idiot! Fool! |
| まぬけ | manuke | Clueless, loser (literally "out of rhythm" or "missing a beat") |
| のろま | noroma | Twit, dunce, slowpoke |
| へたくそ | hetakuso | Clumsy/lacking skill |
| どじ | doji | Clumsy or clueless |
| ぼけ | boke | Clueless, dumb, stupid, unaware. See What does boke mean? |
| とろい | toroi | Slow to catch on, doesn't "get it". |
| Body and sex | ||
| ぶす | busu | Ugly woman, "dog" |
| でぶ | debu | Fatso, fattie |
| へんたい (変態) | hentai | Perverted, pervert |
| スケベ | sukebe | Lech/lecher |
| いやらしい | iyarashii | disgusting, lewd, indecent |
| やりまん | yariman | Slut |
| 屁こき | hekoki | Farter |
| People | ||
| くそがき | kusogaki | Unpleasant child/bad-mannered child |
| わるがき | warugaki | Brat, bad child |
| くそじじい | kusojijii | Old fart/Unpleasant old man |
| くそばばあ | kusobabaa | Old fart/Unpleasant old woman |
| ちび | chibi | Shorty, runt, undersized person |
| Personality | ||
| くちきたない | kuchikitanai | Talks unpleasantly, negative, bitchy |
| けち | kechi | Stingy, mean |
| ずるい | zurui | Unfair, selfish, conniving |
| ださい | dasai | Unfashionable, lame, not cool |
| くそまじめ | kusomajime | Over-serious, swot, goody-two-shoes |
| オタク | otaku | Creep, obsessive, nerd. See also What is an otaku? |
| 意地悪 | ijiwaru | Malicious, spiteful, bitchy |
| やぼ(な) | yabo (na) | Boorish, uncouth |
| 弱虫 | yowamushi | Wimp, coward |
| 腰抜け | koshinuke | Coward |
| 嘘つき | uso tsuki | Liar |
| きもい | kimoi | Creepy (see also What are these i adjectives kimoi and muzui which aren't in the dictionary?) |
Suffixes like me (奴) or yarō (野郎) may also be added to emphasize, like koshinuke yarō (腰抜ケ野郎) "cowardly git" or hentaime (変態奴) "pervo".
See also What is the yagaru verb ending? for an insulting verb ending, and What are itee and sugee? for other rough talk.
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