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Japanese Slang
This dictionary is a comprehensive and in-depth look at all the slang, vulgarisms, curses, and insults, plus idioms and expressions and a lot more, available in Japanese. Every effort has been made to keep it current and relevant, though of course older slang also remains in here for those who enjoy films, television, and books from years past. If you like anime or other modern Japanese entertainment or are planning to live, work, or travel in Japan, you'll find many of the words and phrases used in here. As always with slang, be careful using what you hear; it may not work quite the way you expect.
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ザーザー降る
[ざーざーふる, zaa zaa furu] rain cats and dogs; rain violently
最悪
[さいあく, sai-aku] that sucks; this sucks
最後っ屁
[さいごっぺ, itachi no saigoppe] a final defense when one is cornered (lit.: the last fart)
最後までいく
[さいごまでいく, saigo made iku] have sex (lit.:go all the way)
才子短命
[さいしたんめい, saishi tanmei] talented people don’t live long; whom the gods love die young; bright stars burn fast
最低
[さいてい, saitei] worst, the worst
サイドリーダー
[さいどりーだー, saido riidaa] a supplementary reader in a foreign language classroom
竿
[さお, sao] penis (lit.: rod)
魚にする
[さかなにする, sakana ni suru] make fun of; make a fool of
盛りのついた猫
[さかりのついたねこ, sakari no tsuita neko] noisy lovers; promiscuous woman (lit.: a cat in heat)
桜貝
[さくらがい, sakuragai] vagina of a prepubscent girl (lit.: pink clam)
さくらんぼ
[さくらんぼ, sakuranbo] nipple (esp.: of young girls; lit.: cherry)
ざくろ
[ざくろ, zakuro] cunt (lit.: pomegranate; n.b.: very vulgar)
下げマン
[さげまん, sage-man] a woman who brings bad luck to her husband
さしあたっては
[さしあたっては, sashiatattewa] for the moment
さす
[さす, sasu] squeal; inform
さすが
[さすが, sasuga] just like you
させ子（ちゃん)
[させこ（ちゃん）, saseko(chan] easy lay (refers to a woman; n.b.: saseko sounds like it could be a Japanese woman’s name)
さつ
[さつ, satsu] cop
サック
[さっく, sakku] condom; rubber (lit.: sack)
察しがつく
[さっしがつく, sasshi ga tsuku] can guess; can understand; sense that
さね
[さね, sane] clitoris; clit (lit: core; n.b.: vulgar)
サブカ
[さぶか, sabuka] subculture
サブカルチャ
[さぶかるちゃ, sabukarucha] subculture
さぼりんぐ
[さぼりんぐ, saboringu] skipping school; playing hooky (from ‘saboru,’ to skip class)
サボる
[さぼる, saboru] skip; cut
鮫肌
[さめはだ, samehada] rough skin (lit.: shark skin; n.b.: Japanese prize fair, smooth skin, esp. in women)
鞘
[さや, saya] vagina (lit.: sheath)
サラドレ
[さらどれ, sra-dore] salad dressing
猿
[さる, saru] refers to someone who looks like an ape, or has a shrewd, cunning personality
猿真似
[さるまね, saru-mane] imitator; blind follower (lit.: monkey imitator)
猿真似人間
[さるまねにんげん, saru-mane ningen] imitator; blind follower (lit.: monkey imitator)
３S
[さんえす, san esu] standardization, simplification, specialization
三猿主義
[さんえんしゅぎ, san-en shugi] person who wants nothing to do with anything unpleasant or difficult (from mizaru, iwazaru, kikazaru)
産休
[さんきゅう, sankyuu] maternity leave (abbreviated form)
3K
[さんけー, san kee] kiken, kitsui, kitanai
三高
[さんこう, san-kou] three highs
三下
[さんした, sanshita] lowest-level member of a yakuza organization (lit.: three below)
三途の川の渡り金
[さんずのかわのわたりきん, sanzu no kawa no watari-kin] fee for crossing the River Styx
山川草木
[さんせんそうもく, sansen soumoku] mountains, rivers, grass, and trees
残念ながら
[ざんねんながら, zannen nagara] unfortunately
三枚目
[さんまいめ, sanmaime] fun-loving (based on the Kabuki system of ranking characters)