Meaning of やばい in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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やばい
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Romajiyabai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- dangerous; risky
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- awful; terrible; crap
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- terrific; amazing; cool
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Example Sentences
やばい used in context
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「なあ、寮の門限って何時だっけ？」「２１時よ」「やばい、走らないと間に合わないぞ」
Hey, when do the dorms lock up? "9 o'clock" "Whoops, if we don't run we won't make it!"
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入学して１か月・・・まだ一人も友達がいないってのはやばすぎる。このままじゃ中学の二の舞だ！！
One month since entering high school ... not a single friend yet. That's really terrible, at this rate it will be middle-school all over again!!
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I don't want to do anything risky.
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Now that you mention it. Yeek, Hideki's habits are rubbing off on me!
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I see a great danger in his plan.
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The police knew it was a hot item.
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