Slang - Takashi's Japanese Dictionary

深夜テンション (shinya tension) Meaning “Midnight High” in Japanese Slang

February 22, 2019

深夜テンション (しんやてんしょん, shinya tension) means "midnight high", i.e. the state of feeling high, bold and somewhat irrational when you’re staying up late at nightRead More

あけおめ (Akeome): Casual Japanese New Year’s Greeting

January 1, 2019

あけおめ (akeome) means "Happy New Year", a casual Japanese New Year’s greeting. It is casually used by young people when they meet their friends in early January.Read More

Japanese Slang “Were Your Parents Killed by …?”

November 20, 2018

“… に親でも殺されたのか”, meaning "Were your parents or someone killed by …" is a sarcastic and provocative Japanese expression used on the internet.Read More

Japanese Slang 詰んだ (tsunda) Meaning “I’m checkmated”

November 19, 2018

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オワコン (Owakon) Meaning ‘Old-Fashioned’ in Japanese Slang

November 16, 2018

オワコン (owakon) means “no longer interesting/popular/relevant”, “outdated”. It combines two words 終わった(owatta): “finished” and コンテンツ (kontentsu): “contents"Read More