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消えろ

kiero

kee-EH-ro · /kieɾo/

Get lost / get out of my sight

3/5 Watch your audience

genuinely rude; friends only, never at work

Literally

"disappear (imperative)"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

"Vanish." A cold, hard dismissal — stronger and more personal than "go away" because you're telling someone to cease existing in your vicinity. Delinquent and drama dialogue loves it. The blunter, more physical cousin is "dokе" (move it) and "dete-ike" (get out).

Heard in the wild

顔も見たくない、消えろ。

I don't even want to see your face — get lost.

Where it lands

Nationwide

Quick answers

What does "消えろ" mean?
In Japanese, "消えろ" means "Get lost / get out of my sight". Literally it's "disappear (imperative)". "Vanish." A cold, hard dismissal — stronger and more personal than "go away" because you're telling someone to cease existing in your vicinity. Delinquent and drama dialogue loves it. The blunter, more physical cousin is "dokе" (move it) and "dete-ike" (get out).
Is "消えろ" offensive?
It's genuinely rude — a 3/5 (Watch your audience) on the Punch-o-Meter. Fine among friends, never at work or with people you've just met.
How do you pronounce "消えろ"?
Say it "kee-EH-ro" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: kieɾo.

Related in Japanese

馬鹿野郎 baka-yarō BAH-kah yah-ROH You stupid bastard / you goddamn idiot クソ野郎 kuso-yarō KOO-so yah-ROH Piece of shit / shitty bastard この野郎 kono-yarō KO-no yah-ROH Why you...! / you little...! 死ね shine SHEE-neh Drop dead / go die クソ食らえ kuso kurae KOO-so koo-RAH-eh Eat shit / to hell with it 何だよ nanda yo NAHN-dah yo What the hell / what's your problem

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "Get lost".

how to say "Get lost" →

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