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くす【糞・屎】 : kusu | define meaning

kusu

Pronunciation: [kusu]

Definition

Noun

Discharge; excreta; excrement; excretion; feces; faeces; mucus; (Pejorative) shit
1. みーくす【目糞・目屎】
  mii kusu
  "Eye discharge"
2. くすくぇー【糞くぇー・屎くぇー】
  kusu kwee
  (lit.) "Eat shit" (An expression said after someone else sneezes to curse away evil spirits, often accompanied with a hand gesture wooshing away any malevolent spirit hovering over the other person.)

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese くそ【糞・屎】 kuso "discharge, excrement".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Dung, cow, for manure. Oóshee noo coósoo".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	糞屎
Kana	くす
Romanization	kusu
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kusu]

意味：くそ【糞・屎】、はいしゅつぶつ【排出物】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 25). くす【糞・屎】 : kusu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/707/kusu/.