Vocabulary

What does やばい (yabai) mean?

やばい means dangerous; risky.

Quick facts
Readingやばい
Romajiyabai
Part of speechi-adjective
やばい
yabai

dangerous; risky

  1. 1i-adjective dangerous; risky
  2. 2i-adjective awful; terrible; crap
  3. 3i-adjective terrific; amazing; cool
  4. 4i-adjective crazy; insane; not normal

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