Japanese Slang (71 page)

itak

itashi

ite

itsunenanda
detective (ethnic Korean origin)

itsuriy
ch
detective (ethnic Korean origin)

jikei
inversion of
keiji
, “detective”

jinkoro

k
k

kaku
detective (from
kakusode,
“square sleeves,” a pre-World War II word for “policeman in kimono”)

kamaki
(ethnic Korean origin)

kamaku
(ethnic Korean origin)

kaminari
thunderbolt

kamutai
(Korean origin, Seoul dialect)

Kanando

kanshiyoban
(Korean origin)

karabakkari
just the hull (ineffective policeman)

karasu
crow (until a few years ago, policemen wore black uniforms)

karuchi
uniformed officer (ethnic Korean origin)

karujichiyansakomoni
(Korean origin)

k
-sama
mommy

kata
shape

kataoya
shape dad (chief inspector)

kazaemon
proper name

kazaguruma
windmill

kazeguruma
windmill

k
dog (ethnic Korean origin)

keisuke
proper name

kejirami
pubic louse

kijirushi
devil's mark (mobile unit)

komucha
(ethnic Korean origin)

konbo
stick

koramatta
from “Koral Matta!” (Yo! Wait!), the words a policeman might shout out when he notices criminal activity going on (market slang)

k
tsu
(ethnic Chinese origin)

koyani
cat (ethnic Korean origin)

kingachiya

kuchiireya
employment agency

kumo
spider

kum
gi
black color (ethnic Korean origin) (until a few years ago, Japanese policemen wore black uniforms)

kuri
detective

kuriyama
(market slang)

kyonchari
from the Korean word for police,
kyongch'al

maiki
(ethnic Korean origin)

manbo

mappo

m
rin
detective

mushi
bug

nemus
(ethnic Korean origin, Kangwondo Chonwon dialect)

ningoro
from
bannin,
“watchman,” and
gorogoro,
“all over”

nioi
smell

nozarubo
field-monkey priest (archaic)

oa
(ethnic Chinese origin)

obukei
the honorific prefix “o,” and
bukei
, an inversion of
keibu
, “police inspector”

bune
ocean liner (chief of police)