クソ

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spellings

Etymology[edit]

From Old Japanese.[1]

Cognate with 臭い (kusai, stinky, smelly), 腐る (kusaru, to rot, to become stinky).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

クソ or くそ (kuso

  1. , : (colloquial, vulgar) feces, excrement; shit.

Interjection[edit]

クソ or くそ (kuso

  1. , : (vulgar) used to express anger, shock or worry; shit, damn, crap, fuck.
    クソ!(げん)(かん)(かぎ)かけ(わす)た!
    Kuso! Genkan no kagi o kake-wasureta!
    Shit! I forgot to lock the front door!

Adjective[edit]

クソ or くそ (kuso

  1. , : (derogatory, colloquial, vulgar) causing extreme annoyance; blasted, damned.
  2. , : (derogatory, colloquial, vulgar) of extremely poor quality; crappy, shitty
    このノートパソコンクソだ!
    Kono nōto pasokon wa kuso da!
    This laptop is shit!

Usage notes[edit]

  1. Not generally considered as offensive as its English counterpart, shit.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN