攻撃

攻撃する (canonical)
kongyo suru (romanization)
攻撃し (stem)
攻撃した (past)
攻撃し
コンギョし
kongyo shi
攻撃する
コンギョする
kongyo suru
攻撃すれ
コンギョすれ
kongyo sure
攻撃せよ (imperative literary)
攻撃しろ (colloquial imperative)
コンギョせよ (imperative literary)
コンギョしろ (colloquial imperative)
kongyo seyo (imperative literary)
kongyo shiro (colloquial imperative)
攻撃される (passive)
コンギョされる (passive)
kongyo sareru (passive)
攻撃させる (causative)
攻撃さす (causative)
コンギョさせる (causative)
コンギョさす (causative)
kongyo saseru (causative)
kongyo sasu (causative)
攻撃できる (potential)
コンギョできる (potential)
kongyo dekiru (potential)
攻撃しよう (volitional)
コンギョしよう (volitional)
kongyo shiyō (volitional)
攻撃しない (negative)
コンギョしない (negative)
kongyo shinai (negative)
攻撃せず (continuative negative)
コンギョせず (continuative negative)
kongyo sezu (continuative negative)
攻撃します (formal)
コンギョします (formal)
kongyo shimasu (formal)
攻撃した (perfective)
コンギョした (perfective)
kongyo shita (perfective)
攻撃して (conjunctive)
コンギョして (conjunctive)
kongyo shite (conjunctive)
攻撃すれば (conditional hypothetical)
コンギョすれば (conditional hypothetical)
kongyo sureba (conditional hypothetical)

zh-l

空優／空优 (kōngyōu)

→ Chinese: (semantic loan) 空優／空优 (kōngyōu)

From Korean 공격(攻擊) (gonggyeok, “attack”), from the North Korean pop song 공격전이다 (Gonggyeokjeonida, literally “It's Offensive War”), which went viral on the Japanese-language Internet. 공격(攻擊) (gonggyeok, “attack”) is repeated in the hook.

(neologism, Internet slang) Synonym of 攻撃 (kōgeki, “to attack”)


やおい

→ English: yaoi

→ French: yaoi

→ Korean: 야오이 (yaoi)

→ Russian: яо́й (jaój)

A blend of 山(やま)無(な)し (yama nashi, “no climax”) + 落(お)ち無(な)し (ochi nashi, “no point”) + 意味(いみ)無(な)し (imi nashi, “no meaning”), originally mocking those who criticised early yaoi works for being too focused on sex scenes instead of storylines.


UMA

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from U + M + A, coined as an acronym of unidentified mysterious animal by analogy with UFO (yūfō).

pseudo-loan

2011 July 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)三(さん)百(びゃく)四(よん)十(じゅう)五(ご)訓(くん) かまくらはどんだけ頑(がん)張(ば)って作(つく)っても次(つぎ)の日(ひ)にはどっかのクソガキに壊(こわ)される [Lesson 345: Even When You Give Your All to Building a Quinzhee, There Will Be A Brat Destroying It the Next Day]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 40 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

……There’s no such thing as Bigfoot!! Why would a legendary cryptid be living here!? And why would Bigfoot even wear sneakers for fudge’s sake?

……ただのビッグフットなんてこの世に存在しねェェェェ‼なんでこんな所に伝説のUMAが生息してんだァァ‼なんでビッグフットがスニーカーはいってんだァ！

……Tada no Biggufutto nan te kono yo ni sonzaishi neeeee‼ Nan de konna tokoro ni densetsu no yūma ga seisokushiten daaa‼ Nan de Biggufutto ga sunīkā haitten dā!


獣耳

獣耳 (canonical)
獣耳 (canonical)
kemonomimi (romanization)

Compound of 獣 (kemono, “animal, beast”) + 耳 (mimi, “ear”).

com

(neologism) kemonomimi; animal ears, as worn or possessed by a human or humanoid


猫耳

Compound of 猫 (neko, “cat”) + 耳 (mimi, “ear”).

猫耳をつけたまま電車に乗る

to board the train while still wearing cat ears

(neologism) Cat ears, as worn or possessed by a human or humanoid.


足を洗う

ja-verb

足(あし)を洗(あら)う • (ashi o arau) godan (stem 足(あし)を洗(あら)い (ashi o arai), past 足(あし)を洗(あら)った (ashi o aratta))

足を洗う (canonical)
ashi o arau (romanization)
足を洗い (stem)
足を洗った (past)
足を洗わ
あしをあらわ
ashi o arawa
足を洗い
あしをあらい
ashi o arai
足を洗う
あしをあらう
ashi o arau
足を洗え
あしをあらえ
ashi o arae
足を洗われる (passive)
あしをあらわれる (passive)
ashi o arawareru (passive)
足を洗わせる (causative)
足を洗わす (causative)
あしをあらわせる (causative)
あしをあらわす (causative)
ashi o arawaseru (causative)
ashi o arawasu (causative)
足を洗える (potential)
あしをあらえる (potential)
ashi o araeru (potential)
足を洗おう (volitional)
あしをあらおう (volitional)
ashi o araō (volitional)
足を洗わない (negative)
あしをあらわない (negative)
ashi o arawanai (negative)
足を洗わず (continuative negative)
あしをあらわず (continuative negative)
ashi o arawazu (continuative negative)
足を洗います (formal)
あしをあらいます (formal)
ashi o araimasu (formal)
足を洗った (perfective)
あしをあらった (perfective)
ashi o aratta (perfective)
足を洗って (conjunctive)
あしをあらって (conjunctive)
ashi o aratte (conjunctive)
足を洗えば (conditional hypothetical)
あしをあらえば (conditional hypothetical)
ashi o araeba (conditional hypothetical)

2014 March 28, “私がIT業界から足を洗った10の理由”, in ZDNet Japan:

あなたもIT業界から足を洗おうと思ったことがあるのであれば、筆者の理由に心当たりがあるはずだ。

Anata mo aitī gyōkai kara ashi o araō to omotta koto ga aru no de areba, hissha no riyū ni kokoroatari ga aru hazu da.

If you have thought to quit a tech industry ever, you should have some knowledge of my quitting reason.

(idiomatic, neologism) quit a business (regardless of its respectability)


弾幕

[dã̠mːa̠kɯ̟]

The third sense developed as a comparison between the bullet fire of "bullet hell" video games and the presentation of comments on Niconico Video.

google

(neologism) danmaku (type of heavy bullet fire featured in bullet hell video games)

(neologism, Niconico Video) heavy barrage of scrolling comments on a video


親衛隊

ja-noun

親(しん)衛(えい)隊(たい) • (shin'eitai) ^(←しんゑいたい (sin'weitai)?)

親衛隊 (canonical)
shin'eitai (romanization)
sin'weitai (romanization)
しんゑいたい (hiragana historical)

→ Chinese: 親衛隊 /亲卫队 (qīnwèiduì)

→ Korean: 친위대 (親衛隊, chinwidae)

親衛 (shin'ei), from Middle Chinese 親衛 (MC tshin hjwejH) + 隊 (tai).

[ɕĩɰ̃e̞ːta̠i]

(neologism) fanatics, overly enthusiastic fans, especially fans of a singer or an actor


ロス

逃げ恥ロス

(neologism) a feeling of missing something


五毛党

Borrowed from Chinese 五毛黨／五毛党 (wǔmáodǎng).

zh-l

五毛黨／五毛党 (wǔmáodǎng)

(neologism, derogatory) 50 cent army, wumao


ラブライバー

Blend of Japanese ラブライブ！ (Rabu Raibu!, “Love Live!”) and English -er; equivalent to Love-Liver.

noncog

(neologism) A fan of the Love Live! franchise.


サンボードロモ

Borrowed from Portuguese sambódromo, from samba + -dromo.

(neologism) sambadrome (exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil)


オタサーの姫

オタサーの姫 (canonical)
otasā no hime (romanization)

オタサー (otasā, “otaku circle; group of otaku”) + の (no) + 姫 (“princess”)

com

(neologism, slang) lone girl in a group of male otaku


ギャップ萌え

ギャップ萌え (canonical)
gyappu moe (romanization)

[ɡʲa̠p̚pɯ̟ mo̞e̞]

(neologism) moe arising from a contradictory discrepancy between two of a person's attributes


バズる

ja-verb

バズる • (bazuru) godan (stem バズり (bazuri), past バズった (bazutta))

bazuru (romanization)
バズり (stem)
バズった (past)
バズら
bazura
バズり
bazuri
バズる
bazuru
バズれ
bazure
バズられる (passive)
bazurareru (passive)
バズらせる (causative)
バズらす (causative)
bazuraseru (causative)
bazurasu (causative)
バズれる (potential)
bazureru (potential)
バズろう (volitional)
bazurō (volitional)
バズらない (negative)
bazuranai (negative)
バズらず (continuative negative)
bazurazu (continuative negative)
バズります (formal)
bazurimasu (formal)
バズった (perfective)
bazutta (perfective)
バズって (conjunctive)
bazutte (conjunctive)
バズれば (conditional hypothetical)
bazureba (conditional hypothetical)

バズ (bazu, derived from English buzz) + る (-ru).

(Internet slang, social media, neologism) to create a stir; to become a center of attention; go viral


まじ卍

ja-adj

まじ卍(まんじ) • (majimanji) -na (adnominal まじ卍(まんじ)な (majimanji na), adverbial まじ卍(まんじ)に (majimanji ni))

まじ卍 (canonical)
majimanji (romanization)
まじ卍な (adnominal)
まじ卍に (adverbial)

[ma̠ʑimã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

2018 January 16, “Car project second line-ten”, in Car Sensor:

ベンツまじ卍！！

2019 July 29, “Kinoshita Yukina, musume no ‘majimanji’ shūtoku hōkoku ni netto-min kara ‘shinpai!’ no koe [Yukina Kinoshita: news of daughter’s ‘majimanji’ evokes chorus of ‘help!’ from netizens]”, in Asa-Jo:

Little Ririna sent a message saying, ‘I love it, majimanji,’ to Kinoshita, and from there we easily understand that she decided, ‘Let’s start to use my daughter’s word “majimanji”.’

莉々菜ちゃんからは「だいすきだよ まじ卍」というメッセージが木下へ送られており、このことからも「娘が“まじ卍”というワードを使うようになりました」という報告と見ていいだろう。

Ririna-chan kara wa “dai suki da yo majimanji” to iu messēji ga Kinoshita e okurarete-ori, kono koto kara mo “musume ga “majimanji” to iu wādo o tsukau yō ni narimashita” to iu hōkoku to mite ii darō.

2020 February 25, “Mark II no majimanji”, in Cartune, archived from the original on 2020-03-22:

#愛車紹介 #まじ卍 #たまらない #コロナウイルス

#aisha shōkai #majimanji #tamaranai #korona uirusu

#CarLove #majimanji #CannotResist #CoronaVirus

(neologism) cool, awesome, wicked, with the character 卍 used to express excitement and positive sentiment


インスタ映え

インスタ映え (canonical)
Insutabae (romanization)

From インスタ (Insuta, “Instagram”) + 映え (hae, “photogenicity”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 映(は)える (haeru)). The hae changes to bae as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

com

インスタ映えのコツ

(neologism) an image or scene suitable for Instagram, an Instagrammable picture


インスタ映え

ja-adj

インスタ映(ば)え • (Insutabae) -na (adnominal インスタ映(ば)えな (Insutabae na), adverbial インスタ映(ば)えに (Insutabae ni))

インスタ映え (canonical)
Insutabae (romanization)
インスタ映えな (adnominal)
インスタ映えに (adverbial)
インスタ映えだろ (imperfective stem)
インスタばえだろ (imperfective stem)
insutabae daro (imperfective)
インスタ映えで (continuative stem)
インスタばえで (continuative stem)
insutabae de (continuative)
インスタ映えだ (stem terminative)
インスタばえだ (stem terminative)
insutabae da (terminative)
インスタ映えな (attributive stem)
インスタばえな (attributive stem)
insutabae na (attributive)
インスタ映えなら (hypothetical stem)
インスタばえなら (hypothetical stem)
insutabae nara (hypothetical)
インスタ映えであれ (imperative stem)
インスタばえであれ (imperative stem)
insutabae de are (imperative)
インスタ映えではない (informal negative)
インスタ映えじゃない (informal negative)
インスタばえではない (informal negative)
インスタばえじゃない (informal negative)
insutabae de wa nai (informal negative)
insutabae ja nai (informal negative)
インスタ映えだった (informal past)
インスタばえだった (informal past)
insutabae datta (informal past)
インスタ映えではなかった (informal negative past)
インスタ映えじゃなかった (informal negative past)
インスタばえではなかった (informal negative past)
インスタばえじゃなかった (informal negative past)
insutabae de wa nakatta (informal negative past)
insutabae ja nakatta (informal negative past)
インスタ映えです (formal)
インスタばえです (formal)
insutabae desu (formal)
インスタ映えではありません (formal negative)
インスタ映えじゃありません (formal negative)
インスタばえではありません (formal negative)
インスタばえじゃありません (formal negative)
insutabae de wa arimasen (formal negative)
insutabae ja arimasen (formal negative)
インスタ映えでした (formal past)
インスタばえでした (formal past)
insutabae deshita (formal past)
インスタ映えではありませんでした (formal negative past)
インスタ映えじゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
インスタばえではありませんでした (formal negative past)
インスタばえじゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
insutabae de wa arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
insutabae ja arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
インスタ映えで (conjunctive)
インスタばえで (conjunctive)
insutabae de (conjunctive)
インスタ映えなら（ば） (conditional)
インスタばえなら（ば） (conditional)
insutabae nara (ba) (conditional)
インスタ映えだったら (conditional past)
インスタばえだったら (conditional past)
insutabae dattara (conditional past)
インスタ映えだろう (volitional)
インスタばえだろう (volitional)
insutabae darō (volitional)
インスタ映えに (adverbial)
インスタばえに (adverbial)
insutabae ni (adverbial)
インスタ映えさ (noun-from-adj)
インスタばえさ (noun-from-adj)
insutabaesa (noun-from-adj)

ja-adj-infl

インスタ映え

. で は ありません でした

. じゃ ありません でした

インスタ映えなカフェ


インスタ映え

インスタ映えする (canonical)
Insutabae suru (romanization)
インスタ映えし (stem)
インスタ映えした (past)
インスタ映えし
インスタばえし
insutabae shi
インスタ映えする
インスタばえする
insutabae suru
インスタ映えすれ
インスタばえすれ
insutabae sure
インスタ映えせよ (imperative literary)
インスタ映えしろ (colloquial imperative)
インスタばえせよ (imperative literary)
インスタばえしろ (colloquial imperative)
insutabae seyo (imperative literary)
insutabae shiro (colloquial imperative)
インスタ映えされる (passive)
インスタばえされる (passive)
insutabae sareru (passive)
インスタ映えさせる (causative)
インスタ映えさす (causative)
インスタばえさせる (causative)
インスタばえさす (causative)
insutabae saseru (causative)
insutabae sasu (causative)
インスタ映えできる (potential)
インスタばえできる (potential)
insutabae dekiru (potential)
インスタ映えしよう (volitional)
インスタばえしよう (volitional)
insutabae shiyō (volitional)
インスタ映えしない (negative)
インスタばえしない (negative)
insutabae shinai (negative)
インスタ映えせず (continuative negative)
インスタばえせず (continuative negative)
insutabae sezu (continuative negative)
インスタ映えします (formal)
インスタばえします (formal)
insutabae shimasu (formal)
インスタ映えした (perfective)
インスタばえした (perfective)
insutabae shita (perfective)
インスタ映えして (conjunctive)
インスタばえして (conjunctive)
insutabae shite (conjunctive)
インスタ映えすれば (conditional hypothetical)
インスタばえすれば (conditional hypothetical)
insutabae sureba (conditional hypothetical)

インスタ映えする食べ物

(neologism) to be photogenic, to look good on Instagram


クソリプ

From クソ (kuso, “shit”) + リプ (ripu, “reply”).

(Internet slang, neologism) shitty (nonsense, unwarranted, etc.) reply to a tweet; Twitter shitpost


イクメン

Blend of 育(いく)児(じ) (ikuji, “child care”) + イケメン (ikemen, “good-looking man”).

(neologism) a man who actively participates in looking after their children; a man who enjoys parenting


エモい

emoi (romanization)
エモく (adverbial)
エモかろ (imperfective stem)
emokaro (imperfective stem)
エモく (continuative stem)
emoku (continuative stem)
エモい (stem terminative)
emoi (stem terminative)
エモい (attributive stem)
emoi (attributive stem)
エモけれ (hypothetical stem)
emokere (hypothetical stem)
エモかれ (imperative stem)
emokare (imperative stem)
エモくない (informal negative)
emoku nai (informal negative)
エモかった (informal past)
emokatta (informal past)
エモくなかった (informal negative past)
emoku nakatta (informal negative past)
エモいです (formal)
emoi desu (formal)
エモくないです (formal negative)
emoku nai desu (formal negative)
エモかったです (formal past)
emokatta desu (formal past)
エモくなかったです (formal negative past)
emoku nakatta desu (formal negative past)
エモくて (conjunctive)
emokute (conjunctive)
エモければ (conditional)
emokereba (conditional)
エモかったら (conditional past)
emokattara (conditional past)
エモかろう (volitional)
emokarō (volitional)
エモく (adverbial)
emoku (adverbial)
エモさ (noun-from-adj)
emosa (noun-from-adj)

→ Chinese: emo

(neologism, slang) Prompting vague sentimental feelings. Hitting right in the feels.


射爆

射爆する (canonical)
shābao suru (romanization)
射爆し (stem)
射爆した (past)
射爆し
シャーバオし
shābao shi
射爆する
シャーバオする
shābao suru
射爆すれ
シャーバオすれ
shābao sure
射爆せよ (imperative literary)
射爆しろ (colloquial imperative)
シャーバオせよ (imperative literary)
シャーバオしろ (colloquial imperative)
shābao seyo (imperative literary)
shābao shiro (colloquial imperative)
射爆される (passive)
シャーバオされる (passive)
shābao sareru (passive)
射爆させる (causative)
射爆さす (causative)
シャーバオさせる (causative)
シャーバオさす (causative)
shābao saseru (causative)
shābao sasu (causative)
射爆できる (potential)
シャーバオできる (potential)
shābao dekiru (potential)
射爆しよう (volitional)
シャーバオしよう (volitional)
shābao shiyō (volitional)
射爆しない (negative)
シャーバオしない (negative)
shābao shinai (negative)
射爆せず (continuative negative)
シャーバオせず (continuative negative)
shābao sezu (continuative negative)
射爆します (formal)
シャーバオします (formal)
shābao shimasu (formal)
射爆した (perfective)
シャーバオした (perfective)
shābao shita (perfective)
射爆して (conjunctive)
シャーバオして (conjunctive)
shābao shite (conjunctive)
射爆すれば (conditional hypothetical)
シャーバオすれば (conditional hypothetical)
shābao sureba (conditional hypothetical)

Borrowed from Mandarin 射爆 (shèbào, literally “firing + exploding”). Popularized by Azur Lane's Japanese fanbase.

bor+

(Internet slang, neologism, fandom slang) to cum, to ejaculate explosively


婚活

ja-noun

婚(こん)活(かつ) • (konkatsu) ^(←こんくわつ (konkwatu)?)

婚活 (canonical)
konkatsu (romanization)
konkwatu (romanization)
こんくわつ (hiragana historical)

Short for 結婚(けっこん)活動(かつどう) (kekkon katsudō, “marriage + activity”). Coined by Japanese sociologist Masahiro Yamada in 2007.

ja-r

(neologism) marriage-hunting (in a way similar to job hunting); matchmaking activity


カワユス

ja-adj

カワユス • (kawayusu) -na (adnominal カワユスな (kawayusu na), adverbial カワユスに (kawayusu ni))

kawayusu (romanization)
カワユスな (adnominal)
カワユスに (adverbial)

[ka̠β̞a̠jɯ̟sɨ]

Variant of かわいい (kawaii, “cute”), coined by Japanese celebrity Shoko Nakagawa in 2006 (see quotation below). Compare older 可(かわ)愛(ゆ)い (kawayui, “pitiful”), です (desu, “be”).

2006, Shōko Nakagawa, Shokotan, page 44:

マミタスカワユス! ごろごろいいながらドスッッッ! ! ! て翔子のみぞおちに体重クリーンヒットさせて甘えてくる大きなマミタスカワユス!

Mamitasu kawayusu! Gorogoro iinagara dosu! ! ! te Shōko no mizoochi ni taijū kurīn hittosasete amaetekuru ōkina Mamitasu kawayusu!

Mamitasu cute! It’s pleasantly like, ‘purrrr’!!! Hit Shoko right in the solar plexus, a clean hit, big sweet Mamitasu cutie!

2018 April 15, “GOL☆HAF(ゴルハフ)”, in Happy Present, archived from the original on 2020-10-26:

彼女たちの作品の中から「LET ME GO / Dear my friend」をオンエアー！それぞれが自己紹介からの曲紹介とっても賑やかでカワユスな時間でした。

Kanojotachi no sakuhin no naka kara “LET ME GO / Dear my friend” o on'eā! Sorezore ga jiko shōkai kara no kyoku shōkai tottemo nigiyaka de kawayusu na jikan deshita.

Work from the girls’ “LET ME GO / Dear my friend” is on the air! From their various self-introductions to track introductions it was an extremely lively and adorable time.

2018 July 2, “Nakagawa Shōko, Yamadera Kōichi, Matsumoto Rika, ‘Sanpikatorio’ ni kawayusu [Shoko Nakagawa, Koichi Yamadera, Rika Matsumoto in kawayusu ‘san-pika-trio’]”, in Biglobe News:

Shoko Nakagawa and Koichi Yamadera lined up a three-shot and used a “Pikachu” app to make it “kawayusu…”

中川翔子、山寺宏一と並ぶスリーショットはアプリを使って「ピカチュウ」仕様となっており、「カワユス…」

Nakagawa Shōko, Yamadera Kōichi to narabu surī shotto wa apuri o tsukatte “Pikachū” shiyō to natteori, “kawayusu…”

(slang, neologism) kawaii; cute, adorable


視姦

視姦する (canonical)
shikan suru (romanization)
視姦し (stem)
視姦した (past)
視姦し
しかんし
shikan shi
視姦する
しかんする
shikan suru
視姦すれ
しかんすれ
shikan sure
視姦せよ (imperative literary)
視姦しろ (colloquial imperative)
しかんせよ (imperative literary)
しかんしろ (colloquial imperative)
shikan seyo (imperative literary)
shikan shiro (colloquial imperative)
視姦される (passive)
しかんされる (passive)
shikan sareru (passive)
視姦させる (causative)
視姦さす (causative)
しかんさせる (causative)
しかんさす (causative)
shikan saseru (causative)
shikan sasu (causative)
視姦できる (potential)
しかんできる (potential)
shikan dekiru (potential)
視姦しよう (volitional)
しかんしよう (volitional)
shikan shiyō (volitional)
視姦しない (negative)
しかんしない (negative)
shikan shinai (negative)
視姦せず (continuative negative)
しかんせず (continuative negative)
shikan sezu (continuative negative)
視姦します (formal)
しかんします (formal)
shikan shimasu (formal)
視姦した (perfective)
しかんした (perfective)
shikan shita (perfective)
視姦して (conjunctive)
しかんして (conjunctive)
shikan shite (conjunctive)
視姦すれば (conditional hypothetical)
しかんすれば (conditional hypothetical)
shikan sureba (conditional hypothetical)


外専

(neologism, slang) (Japanese) person who prefers to date, or dates exclusively foreigners; foreigner-lover


白嫖

ja-noun

白(はく)嫖(ひょう) • (hakuhyō) ^(←はくへう (fakufeu)?)

白嫖 (canonical)
hakuhyō (romanization)
fakufeu (romanization)
はくへう (hiragana historical)

Borrowed from Chinese 白嫖 (báipiáo), from the neologism slang sense. It is considered a "Chinese language (中国語)" exoticism.

(neologism, slang) fan who expresses vocal support for one's idol but makes no expenditure for them


ズッ友

Clipping of ずっと友達 (zutto tomodachi, literally “[we are] friends forever”).

clipping

不(ふ)夜(や)城(じょう)を主(しゅ)戦(せん)場(じょう)とする女(おんな)戦(せん)士(し)。ガングロになっても剣(けん)と盾(たて)は手(て)放(ばな)せなかった。バブリー・エルフはズッ友(とも)。

2020 August 1, “ガングロ剣(けん)士(し)カナン [Kanan the Ganguro Swordswoman]”, in デッキ改(かい)造(ぞう)パック 驚(きょう)愕(がく)のライトニングアタック‼ [Deck-Modifying Pack: Shocking Lightning Attacks‼]:

A lady warrior who calls the nightless city her battleground. She couldn't let go of her sword and shield even when she became a ganguro girl. She's BFFs with Bubbly Elf.

Fuyajō o shusenjō to suru onnasenshi. Ganguro ni natte mo ken to tate wa tebanasenakatta. Baburī Erufu wa zuttomo.

best friends forever
best friend forever#English

(neologism, teen slang) BFFs (best friends forever)


淫紋

(Japanese fiction, pornography, neologism) a stylized uterus-shaped mark on a woman's pubis, representative of supernatural sexual debauchery; "crotch tattoo"; "pubic tattoo"; "womb tattoo"


コロナ禍

コロナ禍 (canonical)
Korona-ka (romanization)

Compound of コロナ (korona, “short for コロナウイルス (koronauirusu)”) + 禍 (ka, “disaster, chaos”). It became a runner-up in a 2020 neologism award held by Daijisen.

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2020 July 1 [2020 April 20], NHK, quoting Mainichi Shimbun, “‘Shin-gata koronauirusu’ kanren no kotoba [Words related to the ‘novel coronavirus’]”, in NHK Hōsō bunka kenkyūjo:

The coronavirus pandemic also casts a shadow over international discussions of topics of concern related to climate change.

コロナ禍は気候変動を巡る国際交渉のゆくえにも影を落とす。

Korona-ka wa kikō hendō o meguru kokusai kōshō no yukue ni mo kage o otosu.

2020 May 21, Kawabata Hiroto, “‘Korona-ka’ wa itsu made tsuzuku? [How long will the ‘corona disaster’ continue?]”, in National Geographic:

Currently, our changed lifestyles are becoming a ‘new normal’, associated with the ‘corona disaster’.

当面、ぼくたちは、行動を変容させた「新しい日常」の中で、「コロナ禍」と付き合っていくことになる。

Tōmen, boku-tachi wa, kōdō o hen'yō saseta “atarashii nichijō” no naka de, “korona-ka” to tsukiatte-iku koto ni naru.

2021 June 12, “Jōjō kigyō, kibō taishoku ichi-man nin chō [At listed companies, more than ten thousand voluntary retirements]”, in Jiji.com, archived from the original on 2021-06-13:

Seven electrical equipment manufacturing companies continue to advance their production base and business activities, but many businesses in the tourism, transport, and food service industries are being seriously affected by the pandemic due to appeals to limit excursions, to curtail or shorten business hours, or to suspend operations.

生産拠点や事業集約を進めた電気機器が７社で続くが、多くは観光や運送、外食といった、コロナ禍による外出自粛や営業時間短縮・休業要請の影響を受けた企業だ。

Seisan kyoten ya jigyō shūyaku o susumeta denki kiki ga nanasha de tsuzuku ga, ōku wa kankō ya unsō, gaishoku to itta, korona-ka ni yoru gaishutsu jishuku ya eigyō jikan tanshuku kyūgyō yōsei no eikyō o uketa kigyō da.

(neologism) the chaos and disaster of the COVID-19 pandemic


淫獣

ja-noun

淫(いん)獣(じゅう) • (injū)

From 淫(いん) (in, “lascivious”) + 獣(じゅう) (jū, “beast”).

ja-compound

(neologism, slang) extremely sexual being


じまつげ

Blend of じげ (jige, “natural hair”) + まつげ (matsuge, “eyelash”).

blend

(neologism) eyelash in its natural state


三つの密

三つの密 (canonical)
mittsu no mitsu (romanization)

Noun phrase composed of 三つ (mittsu, “three of something”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 密 (mitsu, “close; dense; thick”).

2020 March 31, “Yakan no kurabu ya karaoke de kansen tahatsu 'mittsu no mitsu' kaihi yobikake [Call to avoid the "three Cs" spreading infection in nightclubs or karaoke]”, in Yomiuri Shimbun:

During the event Ms. Koike explained, "In such places 'closed space with poor ventilation', 'crowds of many people', and 'close conversation across a short distance' – the 'three Cs' – are likely to occur all together," urging people not to go there at the present time.

会見で小池氏は「こうした場は『換気の悪い密閉空間』『多くの人が密集』『近距離での密接した会話』の三つの密がより濃厚な形で重なる場所」と述べ、当面の間、利用しないよう求めた。

密閉空間 みっぺいくうかん

Kaiken de Koike-shi wa “Kō shita ba wa “kanki no warui mippei kūkan” “ōku no hito ga misshū” “kinkyori de no missetsu shita kaiwa” no mittsu no mitsu ga yori nōkō na katachi de kasanaru basho” to nobe, tōmen no aida, riyō shinai yō motometa.

2020 August 15, “'Kansen genjū chūihō" shi dokuji de hatsurei [City issues 'severe infection warning']”, in Tokyo Shimbun:

The city will widely disseminate the warning and call for prevention measures such as avoiding the three Cs and forgoing banquets with many guests.

市は注意報を広く周知して、三つの密の回避や大人数での宴会の自粛など感染防止策の徹底をあらためて呼び掛ける。

感染防止策 かんせんぼうしさく

Shi wa chūihō o hiroku shūchi shite, mittsu no mitsu no kaihi ya ōninzū de no enkai no jishuku nado kansen bōshisaku no tettei o aratamete yobikakeru.

2021 April 2, “Hokuriku no sakura meisho [Famous cherry blossom spots in Hokuriku]”, in tenki.jp:

When you go out, be sure to remember safety measures such as hand washing and cough etiquette, and avoid the “three Cs”.

外出の際は、手洗い、咳エチケット等の感染対策や、『３つの密』の回避を心掛けましょう。

Gaishutsu no sai wa, tearai, seki echiketto nado no kansen taisaku ya, “mittsu no mitsu” no kaihi o kokorogakemashō.

(neologism) the three 密 (mitsu)s that should be avoided in order to avoid infection during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, promoted by the Japanese government, translatable as "the three C's": 密(みっ)閉(ぺい) (mippei, “closed spaces”), 密(みっ)集(しゅう) (misshū, “crowded spaces”), 密(みっ)接(せつ) (missetsu, “close-contact settings”)


性獣

From 性(せい) (sei, “sex(-ual)”) + 獣(じゅう) (jū, “beast”).


豪運

豪運 (canonical)
gōun (romanization)
gouun (romanization)
ごううん (hiragana historical)

(neologism) incredible luck, superior to 強運 (kyōun)


まぐわう

ja-verb

まぐわう • (maguwau) godan (stem まぐわい (maguwai), past まぐわった (maguwatta))

maguwau (romanization)
まぐわい (stem)
まぐわった (past)
まぐわわ
maguwawa
まぐわい
maguwai
まぐわう
maguwau
まぐわえ
maguwae
まぐわわれる (passive)
maguwawareru (passive)
まぐわわせる (causative)
まぐわわす (causative)
maguwawaseru (causative)
maguwawasu (causative)
まぐわえる (potential)
maguwaeru (potential)
まぐわおう (volitional)
maguwaō (volitional)
まぐわわない (negative)
maguwawanai (negative)
まぐわわず (continuative negative)
maguwawazu (continuative negative)
まぐわいます (formal)
maguwaimasu (formal)
まぐわった (perfective)
maguwatta (perfective)
まぐわって (conjunctive)
maguwatte (conjunctive)
まぐわえば (conditional hypothetical)
maguwaeba (conditional hypothetical)

[ma̠ɡɯ̟β̞a̠ɯ̟]

Back-formation of まぐわい (maguwai), treating it as a verb infinitive.


ベル友

ベル友 (canonical)
beru-tomo (romanization)

かよわい姿(すがた)は過(か)去(こ)のもの。遊(あそ)びが好(すき)きだが身(み)持(も)ちは固(かた)い。ワンレン・ラムーンはベル友(とも)。

2020 August 1, “バブリー・エルフ [Bubbly Elf]”, in デッキ改(かい)造(ぞう)パック 驚(きょう)愕(がく)のライトニングアタック‼ [Deck-Modifying Pack: Shocking Lightning Attacks‼]:

She's got such a delicate figure since the good ol' days. She loves partying, but she's kind of stiff too. She's pager gals with Onelen Lamoon.

Kayowai sugata wa kako no mono. Asobi ga suki da ga mimochi wa katai. Wanren Ramūn wa beru-tomo.

(neologism) a friend you keep in touch with using a pager


王配

Perhaps blend of 王 (“king”) + 配偶者 (haigūsha, “spouse”)

blend

エディンバラ公爵フィリップ王配

(neologism, uncommon) a prince consort (husband of queen)

駙馬

Chinese prince consort; fuba, son- or brother-in-law of emperor, husband of princess


ガチ中華

ガチ中華 (canonical)
gachi Chūka (romanization)

[ɡa̠t͡ɕit͡ɕɨːka̠]

(neologism) fully authentic Chinese food

ja:中華料理#日本における中華料理


イカ耳

Compound of 烏賊 (ika, “squid”) + 耳 (mimi, “ear”), referring to the cat's ears resembling the shape of a squid.

(neologism) "Airplane ears", ears folded by a cat when it is upset or uneasy.


ふみふみ

(neologism) Kneading, the behavior cats do by pressing their front paws on a surface when they feel relaxed.


蛙化現象

ja-noun

蛙(かえる)化(か)現(げん)象(しょう) • (kaeru-ka genshō)

蛙化現象 (canonical)
kaeru-ka genshō (romanization)

[ka̠e̞ɾɯ̟ka̠ ɡẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Literally, “frog-ification phenomenon”. From 蛙(かえる) (kaeru, “frog”) + 化(か) (ka, “-ify, -ize; -ification, -ization”) + 現象(げんしょう) (genshō, “phenomenon”).

ja-compound

(neologism) disliking someone once they return signs of romantic affection


猫餅性

猫餅性 (canonical)
nekomochisei (romanization)

Derived from an incorrect Google Translate machine translation based on the concatenation of the Chinese terms 餅／饼 (bǐng, “pastry, biscuit, pie”), 貓／猫 (māo, “cat, pussy-cat”), and 性 (xìng, “nature, sex, gender, sexual intercourse”). Interpretation of these terms in the senses "pie" → "creampie", "pussy-cat" → "pussy" → "vulva", and "sex" → "sexual intercourse" and machine translating into Japanese results in the incorrect translation that is associated with the word. The term does not exist in Chinese and is not interpreted in this way in Chinese.
First appeared in 2022. The term quickly became viral on the Internet. Different variations of and additions to the term exploiting other Google Translate interpretation errors appeared quickly after as well.
As of 17 September 2023, Google Translate still gives the translation of マンコ中(なか)出(だ)しセックス (manko nakadashi sekkusu, “pussy creampie sex”) for the term.

ja-r

まんこ なか%だし せっくす

2022 February 12, @Chibitaro11, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-02-12:

猫餅性まじで最高みんなもやろうぜ！猫餅性

Nekomochisei maji de saikō minna mo yarō ze! Nekomochisei

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) pussy creampie sex


副催

[ɸɯ̟kɯ̟sa̠i]

Appears to be a neologism formed by analogy with 主催(しゅさい) (shusai), used primarily among organizers of online events.


ハッピーニューイヤー

ja-pos

ハッピー ニュー イヤー

ハッピーニューイヤー • (happī nyū iyā)


壊憲

Blend of 改憲 (kaiken, “constitutional amendment”) + 壊 (kai, “breaking, destruction”).
Literally, “destruction of the constitution.”

blend

2014 July 1, @emi_mumemo, X, archived from the original on 2024-01-28:

こんなに若い可愛い女の子も最前線で声を上げてる！！！
「壊憲反対！九条は日本の宝」
#集団的自衛権反対抗議行動 @首相官邸前

Konna ni wakai kawaii onnanoko mo saizensen de koe o ageteru!!!
“Kaiken hantai! Kyū-jō wa Nihon no takara”
#shūdanteki jieiken hantai kōgi kōdō atto Shushō Kantei-mae

Even such a young and cute girl is raising her voice at the front line!!!
“I'm against the destruction of the constitution! Article 9 is Japan' treasure”
#ProtestActionAgainstTheRightOfCollectiveSelfDefense in front of the Prime Minister's Office

(neologism) considering the constitution unnecessary; making light of the constitutional interpretation


プロ驚き屋

プロ驚き屋 (canonical)
puro odorokiya (romanization)

From プロ (puro, “professional”) + 驚(おどろ)き (odoroki, “surprise; astonishment”) + 屋(や) (-ya, “-ist”).

ja-compound

(neologism, computing, Internet slang) A user or influencer who posts excitedly about cutting-edge or upcoming technology, such as ChatGPT, in an uncritical or hyperbolic way.


匿流

[to̞kɯ̟ɾʲɨː]

Coined by Japan’s National Police Agency around 2023 (see quotations below) from 匿名(とくめい) (tokumei, “anonymity”) + 流動(りゅうどう) (ryūdō, “fluid”).

2023 December 28, “Fukuoka-shi no bunkyō chiku ni gāruzu bā, sōsaku suru to ishū... hanzai shūdan no katsudō kyotenka bōshi e kenkei ga jittai chōsa [A girlie bar in a Fukuoka school district, something smells fishy during a manhunt... Prefectural police investigation aims to prevent the area from becoming a base for criminal activity]”, in Yomiuri Shimbun Online:

In an attempt to prevent the neighborhood from becoming a base for criminal gangs and temporary, so-called “anonymous, fluid criminal groups (tokuryū)”, the Fukuoka Prefectural Police’s Sawara station has begun to figure out what is actually going on.

この街が、暴力団や離合集散を繰り返す犯罪集団「匿名・流動型犯罪グループ（匿流）」の活動拠点となるのを防ごうと、福岡県警早良署が実態把握に乗り出した。

離合集散 りごうしゅうさん

犯罪集団 はんざいしゅうだん

匿名・流動型犯罪 とくめい・りゅうどうかたはんざい

活動拠点 かつどうきょてん

福岡県警早良署 ふくおかけんけいさわらしょ

実態把握 じったいはあく

Kono machi ga, bōryokudan ya rigō shūsan o kurikaesu hanzai shūdan “tokumei ryūdō-kata hanzai gurūpu ( tokuryū )” no katsudō kyoten to naru no o fusegō to, Fukuoka Kenkei Sawara sho ga jittai hāku ni noridashita.

[2024 March 29, “Keisatsuchō jūten bunya 2763-nin zōin [National Policy Agency assigns 2,763 additional personnel to high-priority areas]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 9:

The National Police Agency refers to such anonymous, fluid criminal organizations with the abbreviation tokuryū, and warns that they may be paying a portion of proceeds from telephone fraud, illegal brothels, and other crimes to organized crime syndicates.]

匿名・流動型犯罪グループについて、警察庁は「匿流（とくりゅう）」と略称し、特殊詐欺や違法な風俗店の営業などで得た犯罪収益を暴力団に上納している可能性を警戒。

匿名・流動型犯罪 とくめい・りゅうどうかたはんざい

犯罪収益 はんざいしゅうえき

Tokumei ryūdō-kata hanzai gurūpu ni tsuite, Keisatsuchō wa “tokuryū (tokuryū)” to ryakushō shi, tokushu sagi ya ihō na fūzokuten no eigyō nado de eta hanzai shūeki o bōryokudan ni jōnō shiteiru kanōsei o keikai.

2024 May 3, “Ōgaki no gōtō: jikkō yaku ga kataru naimaku [Ogaki robbery: suspect gives the inside story]”, in Chunichi Shimbun, page 29:

The Ogaki robbery is believed to have been committed by a group of unacquainted people who met using social networking sites, a so-called “anonymous and fluid criminal group (tokuryū)”, making them difficult to trace.

大垣の強盗事件では、知らない者同士が交流サイト（ＳＮＳ）などでつながり、実態を見えにくくする「匿名・流動型犯罪グループ（匿流（とくりゅう））」による犯行とみられる。

強盗事件 ごうとうじけん

匿名・流動型犯罪 とくめい・りゅうどうかたはんざい

Ōgaki no gōtō jiken de wa, shiranai mono dōshi ga kōryū saito (ＳＮＳ) nado de tsunagari, jittai o mienikuku suru “tokumei ryūdō-kata hanzai gurūpu (tokuryū (tokuryū))” ni yoru hankō to mirareru.

2025 January 27, Yoshida Shinya, Sakakura Taichi, “Tokuryū taisaku ‘kikkin no kadai’, Keisatsu-chō Chōkan ni Kusunoki-shi ga shūnin kaiken [Tokuryū counter measures ‘an urgent issue’, Police Commissioner Kusunoki at inaugural press conference]”, in Asahi Shimbun online:

He said it was “extremely worrying” that total damages from telephone scams, social media-based investment and romance scams, credit card fraud and the like exceeded 200 billion yen last year, and stated that “the business model of tokuryū crimes must be urgently dismantled”.

特殊詐欺やSNS型投資・ロマンス詐欺、クレジットカード不正利用事件などの昨年の被害額が合計で2000億円を超える「極めて憂慮すべき状況だ」と指摘し、「匿流による違法なビジネスモデルを早急に解体する必要がある」と述べた。

Tokushu sagi ya SNS-kata tōshi romansu sagi, kurejittokādo fusei riyō jiken nado no sakunen no higai gaku ga gōkei de nisen'oku en o koeru “kiwamete yūryo subeki jōkyō da” to shitekishi, “tokuryū ni yoru ihō na bijinesu moderu o sōkyū ni kaitai suru hitsuyō ga aru” to nobeta.

(neologism) anonymous and fluid criminal group (an otherwise unaffiliated group of criminals who work together to commit a crime and then separate)


虚無虚無しい

ja-adj

虚(きょ)無(む)虚(きょ)無(む)しい • (kyomukyomushii) -i (adverbial 虚(きょ)無(む)虚(きょ)無(む)しく (kyomukyomushiku))

虚無虚無しい (canonical)
kyomukyomushii (romanization)
虚無虚無しく (adverbial)
虚無虚無しかろ (imperfective stem)
きょむきょむしかろ (imperfective stem)
kyomukyomushikaro (imperfective)
虚無虚無しく (continuative stem)
きょむきょむしく (continuative stem)
kyomukyomushiku (continuative)
虚無虚無しい (stem terminative)
きょむきょむしい (stem terminative)
kyomukyomushii (terminative)
虚無虚無しい (attributive stem)
きょむきょむしい (attributive stem)
kyomukyomushii (attributive)
虚無虚無しけれ (hypothetical stem)
きょむきょむしけれ (hypothetical stem)
kyomukyomushikere (hypothetical)
虚無虚無しかれ (imperative stem)
きょむきょむしかれ (imperative stem)
kyomukyomushikare (imperative)
虚無虚無しくない (informal negative)
きょむきょむしくない (informal negative)
kyomukyomushiku nai (informal negative)
虚無虚無しかった (informal past)
きょむきょむしかった (informal past)
kyomukyomushikatta (informal past)
虚無虚無しくなかった (informal negative past)
きょむきょむしくなかった (informal negative past)
kyomukyomushiku nakatta (informal negative past)
虚無虚無しいです (formal)
きょむきょむしいです (formal)
kyomukyomushii desu (formal)
虚無虚無しくないです (formal negative)
きょむきょむしくないです (formal negative)
kyomukyomushiku nai desu (formal negative)
虚無虚無しかったです (formal past)
きょむきょむしかったです (formal past)
kyomukyomushikatta desu (formal past)
虚無虚無しくなかったです (formal negative past)
きょむきょむしくなかったです (formal negative past)
kyomukyomushiku nakatta desu (formal negative past)
虚無虚無しくて (conjunctive)
きょむきょむしくて (conjunctive)
kyomukyomushikute (conjunctive)
虚無虚無しければ (conditional)
きょむきょむしければ (conditional)
kyomukyomushikereba (conditional)
虚無虚無しかったら (conditional past)
きょむきょむしかったら (conditional past)
kyomukyomushikattara (conditional past)
虚無虚無しかろう (volitional)
きょむきょむしかろう (volitional)
kyomukyomushikarō (volitional)
虚無虚無しく (adverbial)
きょむきょむしく (adverbial)
kyomukyomushiku (adverbial)
虚無虚無しさ (noun-from-adj)
きょむきょむしさ (noun-from-adj)
kyomukyomushisa (noun-from-adj)

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ヒス構文

ja-noun

ヒス構文(こうぶん) • (hisukōbun) ^(←ヒスこうぶん (fisukoubun)?)

ヒス構文 (canonical)
hisukōbun (romanization)
fisukoubun (romanization)
ヒスこうぶん (historical katakana)

Blend of ヒステリックな (“hysterical”) + 構文 (kōbun, “syntax”).

blend

(Internet slang, neologism) a rhetorical style marked by illogical leaps, shifting arguments, or guilt-tripping language with hysterical tones.