Yabai desu ne tv#

“Yabai” is written not only in hiragana but also in katakana. Yabee!（やべー！、やべぇ！） There are other ways of saying “yabai” as follows. The word is also used in a shortened version like any other slang Therefore, when someone says “yabai”, now we have to determine whether the “yabai” means positive or negative.Īccording to a recent survey, more than half of young people use “Yabai” in a positive way. Then “Yabai” has a negative and positive meaning. Kimura is in his 40s, so the current 40s and younger use “Yabai” in two ways. However, as Takuya Kimura’s popularity was absolute, “yabai” quickly spread among young viewers and soon it began to be used in everyday conversation. Many adults who were watching this would feel uncomfortable with his utterance, and in fact, his comment became a hot topic arguing that it was a wrong usage, it was so uncomfortable to hear, he is not clever and so on. He ate a bite and looked surprised, so the viewer expected that the comment “oishii” would come out of him, but he said “yabai”. However, Takuya Kimura, who was a super idol at the time, who appeared on a variety show in the 90s, ate something on the show. Until the 1980s, the word was used in its traditional meaning. It seems that our wickedness has been found They used the word when they were in danger of getting caught.Īnd then, “yabai” spread among ordinary people in the black markets after the war in Japan. Originally, “yaba” in “yabai” was a secret slang that used to indicate prisons and guards in the Edo period by peddlers (tekiya), thieves or street performers. “Yabai” is an adjective and has the following meanings:Ī situation that is likely to be dangerousĬool, amazing, impressive, delicious and the like.

Yabai desu ne tv#

The slang now appeared not only in general conversation but also in TV shows, dramas, movies, comics, novels, etc., and which almost makes us think this is a correct Japanese word. The difference is that young people use the word not only in a negative sense but also in a positive sense. On the other hand, people in their 40s and under tend to use “yabai” in a broader sense than the conventional meaning. This word has been used since the Edo period, and most people in their 50s use the word in its original meaning. “Yabai” is a word widely used in Japan from young people to elderly people.