Vulgar interjection expressing anger, frustration, or surprise. Very common in casual speech.
It's damn hot today.
クソ！また負けた。
Damn! I lost again.
Shit, I forgot my wallet.
Colloquial and vulgar term for excrement. Often used in compounds or as a derogatory prefix.
I stepped in dog shit.
I take a shit in the toilet.
Derogatory prefix attached to nouns to express contempt or anger. Similar to English 'damn' or 'stupid'.
You bastard! (lit. damn guy)
This damn game is not fun at all.
Colloquial na-adjective meaning something is of very poor quality or unpleasant. Often used in casual complaints.
The service at this shop is shit.
My test score was crap.
negligible; not worth considering
Used in fixed patterns like ...もくそもない or ...もくそもあるか to dismiss something as utterly insignificant. Strongly colloquial.
Reasons don't matter at all. Just apologize.
Money or whatever, who cares? Give it back right now.
That guy is a damn bastard.
In an emergency like this, manners don't matter at all.
To hell with rules like that.
畜生 is a common expletive meaning 'damn it' but is less directly scatological than 糞.
最悪 is a neutral, widely usable word for 'terrible', whereas 糞 as a na-adjective is crude slang for the same idea.
めっちゃ is a casual but not vulgar intensifier, while 糞 as an intensifier prefix carries a rough, swearing tone.
クソ is a native Japanese vulgar interjection meaning 'shit/damn', less sexually explicit than ファック.
糞 is another rough, colloquial intensifying prefix expressing contempt or frustration, similar to the dated 死に in phrases like 死に○○, though 糞 is more common today.
大便 is the polite, clinical term for feces, while 糞 is vulgar and can also function as a swear word.
feeling; mood · disgusting; sickening; revolting
disparaging; demeaning; insulting
desperation; self-abandonment; recklessness out of despair
shitpost
dung beetle; scarab beetle · maggots in feces
crappy game; terrible video game
old bastard; old goat; damn old man
old hag; old bat
dental plaque
Katakana spelling is common for emphasis and matches usual-kana usage. Hiragana くそ is also widely used.
Hiragana spelling; equally common in casual writing.
Kanji form is attested but rarely used in modern Japanese; mostly seen in literary or emphatic contexts.
Rarely used kanji form; not recommended for learners.
Native Japanese word of uncertain origin. The kanji 糞 and 屎 are Chinese borrowings used to represent the meaning, but the reading くそ is indigenous.
tinder · melted candle wax
dirt under the nails; grime under fingernails
grindstone sludge; sword-sharpening residue
extraordinary strength; brute force; animal strength
night-soil pot; clay pot for collecting human waste
night soil bucket