やばい

dangerous; risky

Also:awful, terrific, crazy

AdjectiveJLPT N3

What does やばい mean?

やばい is a Japanese adjective meaning dangerous; risky in English. It can also be translated as awful, terrific, crazy depending on context. It is written as やばい in hiragana, and yabai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

ぼくはやばい橋は渡りたくない。

I don't want to do anything risky.

そういえば。やばい、秀樹に毒されてるわ。

Now that you mention it. Yeek, Hideki's habits are rubbing off on me!