How to say "shit" in Japanese

• くそCommon
  interjectionThe common, all-purpose choice: it serves both as the exclamation 'Damn it!' and as the noun 'shit' or 'crap' for excrement or for something worthless.
• シット
  noun, interjectionThe straight loanword of the English word; it suits contexts that echo English speech, but otherwise it is seldom the word you want for saying 'shit'.
• ばば
  nounA vulgar word for feces itself, with a childish ring; it names the stuff rather than cursing, so it is not the exclamation and rarely the figurative 'shit'.
• ボロクソ
  na-adjective, nounOnly the figurative 'shit' meaning 'worthless': it fits harsh, trash-talking criticism of a person or thing, never the excrement sense or the exclamation.
• 激ヤバげきやば
  expressionSlang for something extremely awful — the 'shit' of 'that was shit'; it never means excrement and is not the exclamation.

For the exclamation or the excrement noun, 「くそ」 is the default; 「シット」 echoes the English word; 「ばば」 is a crude word for feces; 「ボロクソ」 means figuratively 'worthless'; and 「激ヤバ」 is slang for 'awful'.

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

• くそdamn
• シットshit
• ばばshit
• ぼろくそworthless
• 激ヤバげきやばvery awful
• ビッグベンpoop