く Japanese Slang

Browse 29 Japanese Slang entries for Japanese under く.

Kana く

  1. 草生える くさはえる LOL, that's hilarious — internet slang where 草 (grass) represents laughter because 'www' resembles growing grass.
  2. クソ クソ Crappy, damn, or shit — a vulgar intensifier and all-purpose expression of contempt or frustration.
  3. 黒歴史 くろれきし Dark history — embarrassing past events, phases, or creations that someone desperately wants to forget.
  4. クレーマー クレーマー Chronic complainer, Karen — a person who aggressively and unreasonably complains to staff, making excessive demands.
  5. 草も生えない くさもはえない Not even funny — literally 'not even grass grows,' meaning something is so terrible or unfunny that you can't even laugh at it.
  6. 草 くさ The Japanese internet equivalent of 'LOL,' used to express amusement or laughter online.
  7. 草超えて森 くさこえてもり Beyond LOL — so funny it surpasses mere grass (laughter) and becomes an entire forest.
  8. クソゲー クソゲー A crappy, terrible, or poorly made game. Combines クソ (kuso, 'crap/damn') and ゲー (from ゲーム, 'game'). Sometimes used endearingly.
  9. kwsk くわしく An abbreviation for 'tell me more' or 'details please' — from くわしく (kuwashiku, in detail).
  10. クール クール An anime broadcast season or quarter — a three-month block during which anime series air (from French 'cours').
  11. クスクス くすくす Giggling, snickering, or laughing quietly — often behind one's hand or trying to suppress laughter.
  12. クタクタ くたくた Worn out, dead tired, or physically depleted. Also describes limp, wilted objects.
  13. クラクラ クラクラ Feeling dizzy, lightheaded, or woozy — the world spinning around you.
  14. 食い倒れ くいだおれ Eating yourself into financial ruin through excessive spending on food; used more casually to describe a food binge or splurge.
  15. 空気を読む くうきをよむ Reading the room — sensing the unspoken mood, expectations, or social atmosphere and acting accordingly.
  16. クソ上司 クソじょうし A crappy boss — a blunt, vulgar complaint about a terrible, incompetent, or toxic manager.
  17. 空気 くうき The atmosphere or unspoken mood of a situation — central to the Japanese concept of 'reading the air.'
  18. クソデカ くそでか F***ing huge — a vulgar intensifier paired with 'big' for comedic or emphatic exaggeration.
  19. クソワロ くそわろ LOL so hard, laughing my arse off — a vulgar, emphatic way to express intense laughter online.
  20. くすみカラー くすみカラー Muted, dusty colours; softly desaturated tones that are a huge trend in Japanese fashion and cosmetics.
  21. クーポン クーポン A coupon or discount code used for shopping, dining, or online purchases.
  22. クリップ クリップ A short recorded highlight clip of an impressive play, saved and shared on social media or streaming platforms.
  23. 口裏を合わせる くちうらをあわせる To get stories straight; to coordinate what everyone will say so the accounts match — often implying something shady.
  24. 空気を壊す くうきをこわす To destroy the atmosphere — making an inappropriate comment or action that completely ruins the mood of a group.
  25. 玄人 くろうと Expert or pro — someone who really knows their stuff, with an implication of deep, experienced knowledge.
  26. クラウド クラウド Cloud — cloud storage or cloud computing; storing data on remote servers rather than locally.
  27. クラウドファンディング クラウドファンディング Crowdfunding — raising money for a project from many small contributors online; platforms like Makuake and CAMPFIRE are hugely popular in...
  28. 空港ラウンジ くうこうラウンジ Airport lounge — a premium waiting area at airports, a status symbol for frequent flyers.
  29. 草不可避 くさふかひ Laughter unavoidable — a mock-formal declaration that something is so funny you cannot possibly hold back, combining internet slang with ...