How to say "hip" in Japanese

• 隅棟すみむね
  nounThe architectural sense only: the hip of a roof, the sloping ridge where two roof slopes meet at a corner. It has no connection to the trendy or fashionable 'hip'.
• イチボ
  nounA butcher's term for a cut of beef (the aitchbone or round area); its 'hip' is meat-counter vocabulary, so it is seldom the word you want for 'hip' in any other sense.
• ナウい
  i-adjectiveSlang meaning trendy, hip or in; it is a dated term, so it now tends to sound old-fashioned rather than current.
• オシャンティー
  na-adjectiveSlang for fashionable, stylish or hip; since it is not a common word, treat it as a casual option rather than a neutral default.
• ヒップCommon
  na-adjectiveFor 'hip' meaning trendy, cool or with it, this is the common choice; the alternatives are rarer, dated or restricted to other senses.

Choose by sense: 隅棟 is the architectural hip of a roof, 「イチボ」 a cut of beef, and for 'trendy, fashionable' 「ヒップ」 is the common choice, 「ナウい」 dated slang, 「オシャンティー」 casual slang.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 隅棟すみむねhip (of roof)
• イチボaitchbone (meat)
• ナウいmodern
• オシャンティーfashionable
• ヒップhip