Word Meaning 罵り言葉

ののしりことば nonoshirikotoba

罵り言葉 is read as ののしりことば (nonoshirikotoba) and means abusive language.

Meaning

English

  1. abusive language
  2. expletive
  3. swear word
  4. curse word

Reading

Kana

ののしりことば

Romaji

nonoshirikotoba

Writing Variants

  • ののしり言葉 ののしりことば nonoshirikotoba

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 147748 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

罵言

ばげん

(verbal) abuse

言葉

ことば

language

話し言葉

はなしことば

spoken language

書き言葉

かきことば

written word

合言葉

あいことば

motto

花言葉

はなことば

language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love)

大和言葉

やまとことば

word of Japanese origin

国言葉

くにことば

national language

お国言葉

おくにことば

local dialect

山の手言葉

やまのてことば

the refined speech of the uptown residents of Tokyo

さ入れ言葉

さいれことば

sa-added word (i.e. causative forms with an extra 'sa' like 'ikasaseru' for 'iku')