JAPANESE SLANG / YOUTH TALK

JAPANESE SLANG / YOUTH TALK

Japanese Slang / Youth Talk

Japanese Slang English Standard Japanese Comments
Bari Very Much Sugoku Probably comes from the immitative of sound of thunder or exhaust of a car – “Bari Bari”
Emoi Touching Gutto Kuru Coming from English word Emotional then combined with Japanese aesthetics of Wabi Sabi, “my heart is touched”.
Maji Manji Real Hontouni “Maji” means seriously/honestly and then that is repeated by the symbol of 卍, which has the similar sound “Manji”
Tsundere Dual Character of being aloof/affectionate Tereya “Tsun Tsun” is description of being aloof/distant/pointy in sound, “Dere Dere” is overly affectionate in sound.
Yabai Super/Fabulous Sugoi “Yabai” means inconvenient or risky in standard meaning but the meaning is converted to be positive, succumbed, then besotted without justification.
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