畜生
also: ちきしょう
Meanings
1
damn it; damn; son of a bitch
usually written using kana alone
Strong exclamation of anger, frustration, or regret. Usually written in kana. The reading ちきしょう is a common colloquial variant.
Damn it, I lost again.
Damn, why did this happen?
2
Refers to animals, especially in a derogatory sense, or to a person acting like a brute. Sense 4 is a strong insult for a person.
Doing something like that, he's a brute.
You bastard, how dare you deceive me.
3
person reborn into the animal realm
Buddhist term for a being reborn in the animal realm due to past karma. Often appears in the compound 畜生道.
See also: 畜生道
In Buddhism, it is said that accumulating bad deeds leads to falling into the animal realm.
Usage patterns
- 畜生、〜used at the start of a sentence to express anger or frustration
Damn it, did we lose again?
- 〈人〉を畜生と呼ぶto call someone a brute or beast as an insult
He cursed the man, calling him a brute.