The answer to this is quite simple… not often. It is not usual in Japan to use swear words or bad language in public. Of course, you certainly shouldn't say any of the following swear words in Japanese or phrases to anyone higher up than you, as Japanese is a very respectful language and culture.
The f-word may be expressed with the simple term クソ (Kuso), which literally means “shit!” However, there are two choices: Fuck – クソ (Kuso) Fuck you/Fuck off – 糞食らえ (Kusottare)
Unless you're speaking Esperanto, it's best to cover your ears. It's been suggested people can't swear in Japanese or Finnish, but the rumours are wrong in both cases - the only languages in which one cannot swear are 'artificial' ones such as Esperanto.
In Japanese, the word insult or swear-word translates as 侮辱 / bujoku. kuso 糞 = shit ! urusai うるさい = literally means "noisy", and is more or less equivalent to "shut up !" and generally speaking, all imperative/prohibitive phrases and conjugations which are considered as extremely rude in Japanese...
ふ consists of the Japanese consonant [ɸ] representing the sound of the roman letter /f/ with the Japanese vowel [u].
The F-word in the dictionary
It is remotely derived from the Latin futuere and Old German ficken/fucken meaning 'to strike or penetrate', which had the slang meaning to copulate. Eric Partridge, a famous etymologist, said that the German word was related to the Latin words for pugilist, puncture, and prick.
PDA or public displays of affection might be common in your country but in Japan most couples will avoid kissing or hugging in public. Holding hands is popular, though. Even when first meeting up with a girlfriend or boyfriend or saying goodbye at the end of the night, Japanese people rarely hug or kiss.
At the bottom of the scale, the Philippines was the country least likely to swear online. This comes as little surprise as they have a range of laws to prohibit explicitly online.
Just like the R sound doesn't exist in Japanese, neither does the F sound. Try saying the word “fox.” You probably put your teeth on your lower lip, or at least put your two lips close together. In Japanese, nothing is touching when you make the F sound, which results in it sounding very much like hu instead.
5. うるさい (urusai) – 'Shut up' / 'You're noisy' Just as 'damare' is a phrase that you'd want to use in only select circumstances, うるさい, or 'urusai', is another word you'd only employ sparingly. It is a common and direct way of telling someone that they're being too noisy.
The Japanese alphabet consists of 99 sounds formed with 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, and u) and 14 consonants (k, s, t, h, m, y, r, w, g, z, d, b, p, and n), as is shown in the hiragana chart.
Notice that several English sounds are missing from the Japanese language entirely: "c," "f," "l," "q," "v," and "x." When Japanese want to represent these sounds, they have to use Japanese syllables that sound almost the same.
The Japanese adaptation of English words is largely non-rhotic, in that English /r/ at the end of a syllable is realized either as a vowel or as nothing and therefore is distinguished from /l/ in the same environment.
The hiragana is made in four strokes, while the katakana in one. It represents the phoneme /hɯ/, although for phonological reasons (general scheme for /h/ group, whose only phonologic survivor to /f/ ([ɸ]) remaining is ふ: b<-p<--f-->h), the actual pronunciation is [ɸɯᵝ] ( listen), which is why it is romanized fu in ...
Swearing: Swearing is more common in Australia than in many other cultures. Television programmes are less censored and mainstream society is largely desensitised to words that foreigners may find vulgar. It is normal to hear an Australian swear at some point during a conversation.
Fart, as it turns out, is one of the oldest rude words we have in the language: Its first record pops up in roughly 1250, meaning that if you were to travel 800 years back in time just to let one rip, everyone would at least be able to agree upon what that should be called.
According to maths, the ultimate swearword is 'banger' – or 'ber' for short. The answer may be a little disappointing for those expecting something coarser. “I think neither is as satisfying as a 'f*ck' when you've stubbed your toe, or a 'sh*t' when you realise you've forgotten your parent's birthday.
Never hugging or kissing
In Japan, touching another person's body is considered rude, even with friends or family. Hugging and kissing are mostly for couples. Our editor Kanako said that she's never hugged any of her family members as a grown woman.
You can use the phone for texting or surfing the internet, as long as it doesn't make any noise. If you want to listen to music, you should wear headphones.
Fortunately, your smile is unlikely to be considered rude or offensive, but it might cause misunderstanding since it is not a part of Japanese culture.
A new survey shows that the "f-word," or as it's most commonly known, the "f-bomb," is used the most by Americans when it comes to cuss words, according to a new study by Wordtips, but there's other words that are used more others depending on where you live.
たいと(taito) is the most difficult Japanese Kanji on the record with a total of 84 strokes. It is formed by combining 3 雲 (くもkumo) with 3 龍 (りゅうRyuu). 雲 means cloud and 龍 means dragon in English. たいと is said to be a type of Japanese surname.
Because kanji characters are the hardest to master, children's books only use hiragana and katakana characters. That reminds me: hiragana and katakana also have a joint name: kana.
Japanese also has one set of handaku-on (“half-muddy sounds”), the 'pa' gyou. Although phonetically 'b' is the voiced equivalent of 'p', for historical reasons both are related to 'h' (which doesn't really have a voiced equivalent), so 'p' becomes “half-voiced” with 'b' being voiced.