List of Japanese Slang

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

B

BL - Boys love

Brothercon- Brother complex, to be in love with one's brother

F

Fujoshi - Japanese nerd girls. A bit of a negative term since it literally means "rotten girl".

G

gkgb (gakugaku buruburu) - To shake with fear. ((((;゜Д゜)))ガクガクブルブル

K

Kitaaa (キター) - Something shouted when something exciting happens. Literally "It has come." キタ━━━━(゜∀゜)━━━━ッ!!

ktkr (Kitakore 来たこれ) - Something said when one's hopes come true.

L

Lolicon - Someone obsessed with little girls. Short for Lollita Complex.

M

Mad Movies - Basically a term for movies mashed up in amusing ways.

N

Neta ni maji res ネタニマジレス - Someone responding to a joke post without realizing that it was written as a lie or a joke. (Source)

O

Otaku - A term for Japanese nerds. Means "house".

S

seme - In a yaoi relationship, this is the dominant partner. Short for semeru/attack. The reverse in this relation is an uke.

Shoboon ショボーン - Dispirited, dejected. ｼｮﾎﾞｰﾝ(´･ω･`) Source

Shotacon - Someone obsessed with little boys.

Siscon - Someone in love with their sister. Short for Sister Complex.

Sutema Otsu - Literally means "Thanks for the stealth marketing".

T

Tsundere - When a character acts standoffish tsuntsun before melting and being nice deredere.

U

uke - In a yaoi relationship, this is the submissive partner. Short for ukeru/receive. The reverse in this relation is a seme.

W

wktk (Wakuteka) - To anticipate something.

w or any number of wwwwwwww - Basically Japan's equivalent of LOL. Short for Warau 笑, the Japanese word for "laughter".

w - Short for the English word "Double" which is pronounced the same way in Japanese.

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