I just have a couple of questions about profanity in Japanese and the trilled R sound. Thanks in advance
In yakuza or war movies we often here the trilled r sound used by those who want to threaten others. Words that often are associated with this trilled sound are "こら"、"この野郎"、"殺してやれ!" Now I just want to know whether or not most Japanese people can make this trilled sound. If I were to randomly pick 100 people in Tokyo, what do you speculate the percentage of people who can mimick this sound to be? Females are asked to generally speak in softer Japanese, but when asked to, can they produce this sound?
Also, I read from a book that the worst profanity that can be used toward females in Japan would be the word "不細工" (busaiku) meaning "ugly". Do you agree with this, or is there another word that is worse? Also, what would the corresponding word used against male be? I suspect "この野郎" is a very harsh word, but not sure if there are other similar, or worse, words.
Again, Thanks very much!
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In yakuza or war movies we often here the trilled r sound used by those who want to threaten others. Words that often are associated with this trilled sound are "こら"、"この野郎"、"殺してやれ!" Now I just want to know whether or not most Japanese people can make this trilled sound. If I were to randomly pick 100 people in Tokyo, what do you speculate the percentage of people who can mimick this sound to be? Females are asked to generally speak in softer Japanese, but when asked to, can they produce this sound?
Also, I read from a book that the worst profanity that can be used toward females in Japan would be the word "不細工" (busaiku) meaning "ugly". Do you agree with this, or is there another word that is worse? Also, what would the corresponding word used against male be? I suspect "この野郎" is a very harsh word, but not sure if there are other similar, or worse, words.
Again, Thanks very much!
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