Hey everyone, I was wondering if there was anyone around that could help me with some Japanese for a design I’m working on.
I need the Japanese equivalent of the phrase "yuck!" or "eew!".
From what I’ve checked on Google "Yuck/Gross" is "Interj". Is this correct? Do you have any better suggestions? I’ve also come across the term "Chikusho" that means "Damn" or "Damn it" and wonder if this is correct also.
The context for saying these phrases would be if you were to step in something gross on the sidewalk, like gum or dog shit.
I’d love to have help clearing this up and I’d really love if anyone knew how to write these in the proper Japanese characters and not the western alphabet.
If no one really knows, thanks anyway, ain’t no thang.
R.
16 Comments
Jon Kruse said 7 months ago
There are two Japanese alphabets but I can’t help you with anything. I am here in Japan and only know a few words.
iamcrazymike said 7 months ago
Nihon-go wa wakari masen O_o.
Jakeness said 7 months ago
My understanding (which isn’t great) That there is one alphabet for spelling basic words and another for spelling out foreign words. On top of that they use chinese characters in place of a lot of words.
PrimatePrecious said 7 months ago
Haha , well damn, I’m in all kinds of trouble then
chad manzo said 7 months ago
katakana, hiragana, and kanji respectively.
some girls use the onomatopeiac word "iiiiyyyaaaaa" which would translate as "ewwwwww". i could be wrong. Shimatta is a good word for it i suppose. I suck at nihonggo now.
uzi said 7 months ago
^_^
haha
PrimatePrecious said 7 months ago
Bumpity
chad manzo said 7 months ago
ha! your real name is way waaaaaaaaaay awesome than your nickname.
dovemans said 7 months ago
hadaka hadaka hadaka!
1000eyesdesign said 7 months ago
i have loads of respect for anybody that can. i would love to learn
chris840 said 7 months ago
It’s correct that "Chikusho" means "damn"
I lived in Japan for a while and I always thought my new friends "damn" in Swedish, eventually I got the Japanese equivalent from one of them :P
Oo Lori oO said 7 months ago
SEIBEI dude knows Japanese me thinks
RustyEight said 7 months ago
fufufufufufu
deadhippo said 7 months ago
chadmanzo is correct. Girls usually say iya da [いやだ！] which doesn’t really mean yuck or eww but can be used in those situations and any situations where you are not happy about something: being asked to do overtime, stepping in dog shit, being accosted by a scout looking for hostesses near Hachiko...you get the picture.
For dudes you could say chikusho which was also mentioned but anytime I have used it I was met with plenty of laughter and I am still not sure if it’s because I am foreign or because the word is a bit old-fashioned but they told me I had used it in the right context.
Anyway, I think it would depend on the situation but guys could say something like: hidoi, mazui or baka.
jimiyo said 7 months ago
yah dah
kinda means like... do not want!
TeraLea-5i said 7 months ago
I also have respect for those who speak Japanese as a second language (amazing determination). When I visited Japan, I never wanted to leave. I am trying to teach myself, but it’s a long, hard process. Hope you find the translation you need!