Illustration: In a small apartment kitchen, a man has nearly finished repairing a dripping tap when the loose fitting suddenly releases a jet of water into his face. He recoils with his mouth open in an unmistakably sharp outburst, eyebrows pulled tight and one fist clenched beside his waist.

JLPT N1interjectionLevel estimated by Bebop

くそ

kuso

damn

A vulgar exclamation. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

弟おとうとは試合しあいに負まけ、くそとつぶやいた。
My younger brother lost the match and muttered, “Damn it.”
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母はははくそなんて言いわないでと注意ちゅういした。
My mother told me not to say “damn.”
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大事だいじな書類しょるいをなくし、思おもわずくそと叫さけんだ。
I lost an important document and blurted out, “Damn it!”
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