What's your favorite Japanese word? [ft. Rachel]

You know how you sometimes have those words that you like, not because of the meaning, but because of the way they sound? Or the way they look when they're written?
These are our favorite Japanese words.
This whole video was pretty random and spur-of-the-moment (as most of my videos are). So. Yeah.
My favorite word: 最高
Rachel's favorite word: 救急車
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[@RachelandJun]

hahaha I was just thinking about this and came up with another favorite word the other day... Buuuut I already forgot it. It may have been the onomatopoeia potapota, which means a light drip of water, but I think it sounds like a chubby little piggy walking around.

[@TexaninTokyo]

Rachel & Jun Oh my gosh, right??? When y'all were recording that video, I kept guessing the wrong ones. potapota really does sound like a cute little pid waddling.

[@00Morm00]

Will you two stop being so upbeat ? You're ruining my natural grumpiness.

[@RachelandJun]

NEVER!! *･゜ﾟ･*:.｡..｡.:*･'\(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)/'･*:.｡. .｡.:*･゜ﾟ･*

[@DieDude743]

oh hey, I'm the 69th like on the comment. *Insert badly written inappropriate joke here*

[@varucasalt5639]

I loved your blog about train etiquette. And that is what led me to Rachel & Jun, who are totally awesome, here on KZbin and then back around to your KZbin site. Funny little story, I noticed an older Japanese lady staring at 2 American women seated on a train the other day. I had to giggle inside, because before I read your blog, I had never actually noticed it. Anyway, my favorite Japanese word is douitashimashite. I don't get to use it often, but absolutely love how it sounds. Thanks for the fun videos, keep them coming!!!

[@sayurik]

Love both of you!!

[@ThatJapaneseManYuta]

It's so much fun having you guys together in one video! I should steal your Jun and Ryosuke and make a "boy talk" video!

[@TexaninTokyo]

ThatJapaneseManYuta Hahahaha, sure. Send Ryosuke a message if you want to collab with him sometime~

[@tuneup03ify]

You two have such pretty features, Grace you have the prettiest blue eyes and Rachel you're hair is beautiful. Love the color!

[@SuWinchester900]

Hahaha the part about "saiko" and "psycho" happens a lot with japanese and portuguese (my native language) mainly because we have so many similar sounds. It's actually very funny at times. :p You are both great btw *_* Oh, and I'm still waiting for that video of Jun and Ryosuke pointing out their american wive's problems :P

[@TexaninTokyo]

SuWinchester900 Hahahaha~ I can imagine. Jun and Ryosuke have only met that one time - since both of them work "regular" jobs. But hopefully we can record that video sometime soon~

[@amasiannarratives8953]

Yaaaay! A video collab with Rachel

[@ASMRJapan]

Fun video! 救急車? That's a weird one. SAVE QUICK CAR. 最高 is a pretty good one. Yeah, I often thought of the PSYCHO connection.

[@TexaninTokyo]

Gimmeaflakeman I love the 最高 / PSYCHO connection. Perfect for insulting one-time clients I don't like working with.

[@nylda89]

Haha you guys are so cute! Love it when you guys do a video together. My favourite word(s) are the ones that have repetition, like betobeto, mokumoku, etc. they're just too cute!

[@TexaninTokyo]

Adlyn Ahmad Farouk Repition is good. It also rolls of the toungue really well~

[@xHelenBondx]

You guys are awesome!!! Grace your eyes are so pretty like what asdgdjskh... Both of you are so unique and beautiful and arghhhh too much beauty in one video Thanks for the new vocab too :3

[@TexaninTokyo]

Maxtot Hahahaha, Thanks~!

[@LovelyLunaFlower]

I love watching both of your v-blogs. You both are so cute. 😘🐧

[@wolverineminer]

I've always thought Japanese ambulances sounded like they were saying いいよいいよ. It's so encouraging-sounding.

[@TexaninTokyo]

wolverineminer Hahahaha. I never thought of it like that. But yeah, they totally do. That's kind of cute :D

[@Angelofexecution]

That "saiko"/"psycho" misunderstanding reminds me of that Detective Conan story, where an American guy learned Japanese at a family's house with romaji. And the girl who takes care of him asks what he would like in a woman, to which he replies in English "a woman who shines". And as he leaves to go back to the US, he gives her a note in English that says "Shine", because she's the woman that shines in his life, and, sadly she takes it the wrong way and thinks he wants her to die.

[@lolomaplv]

To shooooort ! :P I love your video, Thank for your work !

[@LPintendo]

Mine is "atatakai" just because "atatakakunakatta" is fun to say~

[@non2002]

LOL I finally understand what "Ku-ku-cha" means. It one of the many words that my Taiwanese grandmother (who grew up in the Japanese Era) sandwiches between the Taiwanese dialect. It's pretty common for the older generation in Taiwan to sprinkle in Japanese words in their everyday speech and/or pronounce the Kanji characters in the Taiwanese dialect. For example, Taiwanese people call the hospital "病院" (Kanji) and not 醫院 (Mandarin Chinese).

[@kojayeoja]

My favorite Japanese word (so far) is 割引券　(coupon). I just love how it rolls off the tongue, and it's so cute. I also like the phrase 私たちの町に, especially when you say it really fast, it's almost like a tongue twister. :p

[@twix0rz]

I always find it so cool how Kanji meaning is similar to Chinese meaning. Not sure if it is for all Kanji words though. Like 最高 means highest/tallest in Chinese and ambulance in Chinese is 救护车. 急 also means emergency quick in Chinese. But the pronunciation is way different. Haha. If I ever have time I would love to learn some Japanese or korean. Cute video you two!

[@TexaninTokyo]

***** It is interesting how similar they are!

[@DudeJericho]

Thanks for the "psycho/最高" tip ;)

[@heraldsoriano1683]

Hi! Nice to see u guys in one channel! By the way nice to meet u last december in tokyo tower. Have a good one!

[@TexaninTokyo]

herald soriano Thanks! It was nice to see you last December in Tokyo Tower too!

[@natwooding]

The very first word I ever squee'd over (due to its immense cuteness) is サンドイッチ a.k.a. "sandoicchi" (sandwich). It's just too cute. :)

[@mattiahcook2446]

I really love the sound of pretty much all words in Japanese and most of them are extremely pleasant or fun to say. One of my favorites is actually "boku", although I suppose I wouldn't be using it much since I'm female. I also love the words "hanabi", "jibun", and "kotoba". All simple and common, but I really like the simpler words and (for some reason) the "b" sound.

[@Vortex2087]

Kyukyusha was actually one the first words I learned in my Japanese class at my universitym it is really funny. And okay saying that you bro something out with your husband ist kind of the most awesome thing ever! I'm normaly not the kind of person who says: oh you're such a cute a couple and things like that but THIS is really great!

[@TexaninTokyo]

Flown87 Hahahaha, thanks. We try~

[@carolinehollis9502]

AAnd now I have learned more new words to try out! Thank you guys for doing things like this! ;] I just might try saiko/psycho like that. haha. Seems it could be helpful to avoid confrontation. :]

[@TexaninTokyo]

Caroline Hollis Right? I'm great at those kinds of things. Saiko is the best~

[@GabiEverlasting]

1st video I watch of yours, *instantly hits the SUBSCRIBE button* ♥ Racheeeeel , thanks for introducing me to Texan in Tokyo ^~^ She's great! :3

[@TexaninTokyo]

Gabriela Peru Hahaha, thanks!

[@halfexotic363]

You just remind me so much of maggie from the walking dead and you have an asian husband which makes me think of her character more. So beautiful though.

[@TexaninTokyo]

Sam Taylor Hahaha, thanks. I have yet to actually watch that show, but everyone says I look like her~

[@Junoripper]

I like Neko ,i like it because its short and sweet and sounds great,i believe you can use it to say cat(the actual animal) and i love cats they´re my favorite animals.

[@AndreR241]

Cool video! If I think about it, I never really thought about favorite words in any language.

[@TexaninTokyo]

***** I think I always have words I prefer to say in any language (in English, I like words that begin with the letter "f") - but everyone is different~

[@AndreR241]

Wow! For some reason I actually like the sound of the German ü vocal. Sorry, but there's no equivalent in the English language. It sounds a little bit like the Japanese u, but not exactly.

[@TopazTaryth]

Rachel's word is so cu-cu-cute! When she said it I could ssaw the online pic of a cat with his front legs out stiff and the caption was "Pew, pew, pew!" like he was shooting a gun. Grace is like me; I'm going to use that word a lot now & in the SAME way - HA! Thanks, Grace!

[@LaserLuther]

The wife and I watch all of your videos great job. I also stumbled across your friend Rachel in a Fox village video funny stuff!

[@jakubmakalowski6428]

I've been partial to 仕方ない though I'd say more of a phrase than word, and 懐かしい. I made the psycho/saiko mistake too for a long time, but I never though it was meant as a negative.

[@jayisoldem56]

Grace and Rachel you two are so cute : )

[@thestarryskai]

Omg!!!! きゅうきゅうしゃ!!! Thats so cute!!!!! Why is that so cute?!?!?!?! Also the japanese word for front, 前 mae i think it is. In slang spanish in costa rica mae takes on the meaning of "bro". Like "mae check this out!!" or something like that. I found that kinda funny.

[@SeanBradley1986]

My favourite word is a bit of a strange one, mainly because I just like the way it's pronounced... あぶない (abunai) which means "dangerous" Mainly because I heard it so often at the train stations warning me to stand behind the yellow line: "あぶないですから。。。"

[@TexaninTokyo]

Sean Bradley I hear that one a lot too. I do like the way it's pronounced.

[@samanthamckenzie497]

Gokiburi (cockroach)... it's such a cute word for such a creepy bug.

[@animegirl97kak]

I want to hear ya'lls husbands favorite English word! ^.^ My fav Japanese word is probably puni-puni (squishy-squishy) :D or Pikachu because it sounds like sparkle-kiss >.

[@TexaninTokyo]

Alyssa .Conine Hahaha, I should make a video of that someday :D

[@MrAmeruxamond]

I did know that she said saikou :D and my favourit word would be "unmei" -> fate, the ring of it is kind of nice :)

[@MegIgarashi]

My friend's name is Saiko & I always say to her Saiko SAIKOU! Haha she really is tho:) Great video!

[@TexaninTokyo]

megisapokemon Hahahaha, oh noooo. But I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that!

[@MegIgarashi]

XDDD

[@ammarovenas]

Even thou I don't know so many words , but I think my favourite word is ごめん and how people say it ごめぬ , I think its really cute when people say it like they mean it.

[@TexaninTokyo]

ammarovenas It is pretty cute :)

[@Helvetica09]

That spot on your sweater bothers me a lot ... I can not stop staring at it xD

[@JeanRain17]

I'm just starting to learn Japanese so i don't know to many fun words yet but i really like ame. It sounds rather pretty. In Spanish my favorite word is mantequilla which means butter lol.

[@TexaninTokyo]

JeanRain17 That's a cute way to say "butter"

[@JeanRain17]

lol it also sounds less fattening

[@azarazat]

I love the word めんどくさい, I told my Japanese buddies this and they kept laughing :')

[@TexaninTokyo]

Tara Golchin It's a good word :)

[@xahal]

About the non seriousness of ambulance, how about ER? It's 救急救命室(kyuukyuukyuumeishitsu). That's one more kyuu :) As for my own favorite japanese, it's hard to tell, but I like the 4-character compound words that include a repetition of some sort, like 自問自答(jimonjitou, answering one's own question), 自業自得 (jigoujitoku, more or less what comes around comes around), 自作自演 (jisakujien, doing everything by oneself, or put-up job, or in the context of internet, sockpuppet), 一石二鳥 (issekinichou, kill two birds with one stone)...

[@TexaninTokyo]

xahal Oh my gosh. That's the cutest name for an ER that I've ever heard. Hah.

[@carlycurgenven8245]

My favourite Japanese word is "Tokidoki" (sometimes) :D

[@suuunya5659]

From Japan! Such a funny video XD

[@censusgary]

saikou/psycho reminds me of this story that happened to two dear friends of mine (I've changed their names here). The story only works if you know some Spanish (and English), but it's pretty funny if you do. You need to know that Anna is fluent in Spanish, but Mike is just learning it. Anna and Mike are eating in a Mexican restaurant. Mike says something to the waiter in Spanish. Waiter:: ¿Hablas español? Mike: Un poco. Anna: Está aprendiendo. Waiter: Muy bién. (Waiter leaves the table.) Mike: Why did you just call me a 'pendejo'? Anna: I guess we need to work on vocabulary building.

[@Deniera]

My favourite word atm is chotto (ちょっと), just because I think it sounds really cute. Favourite line is therefore "chotto matte kudasai!" (ちょっとまってください！) :D It's just. I really like to hear it and I like to say it, I don't even need a reason.

[@Rykemasters]

I had a Japanese teacher who pointed out that a lot of students love 救急車 because it just immediately brings to mind the sound of an ambulance so it's easy to remember. And sounds funny. So apparently it's a pretty common favourite word!

[@JavierFernandezSound]

I don't know if it's my favourite word but it's definitely funny. あぼがど (the fruit) in spanish (my language) means lawyer, since the day I learned that word I just cannot think of a lawyer in a serious way :P

[@cookiemobers5650]

My fave word is Baka! You can use it in so many ways, and means so many things! Idiot, moron, stupid..etc. I love it!

[@shinkenneth]

First word that came into mind after hearing the ambulance explanation is "shobosha", or firetruck. It sounds cute. Otherwise, I don't know if I have a favorite word. I like a lot of onomatopoeia.

[@TexaninTokyo]

kshin172 I love onomatopoeia too :D

[@bored78612]

My favourite word in Japanese would be Nanda? When it's shouted to intimidate. It just sounds very manly. Also "Nanja" in Kansai dialect(?).

[@TexaninTokyo]

Viky Singhal Anything in kansai-ben sounds pretty awesome~

[@TheRichardSilver]

I don't have a favorite word but I have a favorite sentence. 'Sono pantsu wo yokose' It means I love your eyes. :3

[@lifewithkuri]

I think さいこう is my sister's favourite word, too. She will often say to our parents, "You're the/so さいこう!" XD

[@TexaninTokyo]

***** Hahahaha, great minds think alike~

[@dominique2o06]

I'm learning alot of Japanese words right now but I like なつ Natsu (Summer ) when I found out what it meant I liked it even more since I was born in the summer

[@TexaninTokyo]

Dominique Awesome! That's a good word~

[@8bitcritr]

Theres this character in an anime named "Saeko". That was really funny. Idk if they did that one purpose or not but I would laugh every time someone screamed her name

[@TexaninTokyo]

8bitcritr Hahahaha, maybe? Those things are (usually) intentional.

[@Rickity2345]

Oh my oh my

[@Friday_WasTaken]

o kl. i fund your chanals separately :) this was a cool surprise

[@LumaPerrete]

I really like "yappari" and "komorebi". I just like the sound of "yappari" and I think "komorebi" is really poetic.

[@TexaninTokyo]

Luma Perrete Hahaha, yappari is a fun-sounding word~

[@SomeoneElse-]

I agree that the japanese language sounds too cute sometimes. One of the most adorable words to me is also the most offensive one to say, まんこ (vagina). My favourite word is either 正義 (justice) or 死者蘇生 (Resurrection of the dead; phrase, not a word but whatver).

[@MalkavianGhoul]

My favorite would be moshi moshi because it's fun to say :)

[@TexaninTokyo]

XxNeonBunniexX It's a fun way to answer the phone, right?

[@DodgerBlue189]

Tororo, Hikari, Akatonbo, there's too many to pick from. One thing I can say is that I like any word in Osaka-ben.

[@TexaninTokyo]

Akashicho Kaze Osaka ben is pretty fun. I Love using that~

[@andrewandrew599]

I like wabi-sabi. Plus there's some food on your shirt.

[@WalterWorldVlog]

It must mean something when I've read the title as «What's your favorite Japanese [food]?». Perhaps it's because I've just eaten...

[@TexaninTokyo]

WalterWorld·Vlog Food on the brain, eh?

[@WalterWorldVlog]

Either that or I was thinking with my stomach :-p Anyway, that kind of Freudian slip is always food for thought :-D

[@OtakuBeauty]

oh wow... I really thought Avril means "saiko" psycho XD now it makes more sense!! ^_^

[@investigatingnewyork]

KAWAII !

[@yukishiro7977]

I like the words nuigurumi and tokidoki. :)

[@lilangelarishi]

tabemono dozo doki-doki kokoro I love saying all those words with a bastardizing, American accent

[@TexaninTokyo]

lilangelarishi When I want to annoy my husband, I start talking in a horrible American accent. Works every time~

[@adamburns1077]

My favourite Japanese word is "バーコード人". I have no idea what it says, I've just heard it translates as "barcode men" and is used to describe guys with awful comb overs.

[@chiro3170]

My friend sometimes imitates my Japanese lol. Her favorote Japanese words are "moshimoshi" and "Achi!". I use second one when I touch something very hot accidentally.

[@TexaninTokyo]

Chiro3 Hahahaha yeah. Or "itai" when something hurts. It's all useful stuff!

[@stevep8485]

grace you spilled something on your sweater :-(

[@Unfazed1888]

My favorite two are "Machigatte" and "Kieteyuku". :3

[@ShortStuffTiff]

My favorite Japanese word is a bit strange.. ぎこちない。 Haha, I suppose it's because I can be a bit awkward or clumsy at times, and I feel like the word sounds like what it means. And I just find it fun to say. My significant other's favorite word is 著しい。 He says it all the time... even when it makes no sense... XD

[@heathergrl96]

My favourite words in Japanese are 魔法使い and 鏡 for no reason whatsoever, I just love them. :3

[@YoshikazuHayashi]

Didn't realized 最高 sounds psycho 😝

[@curiouslanguage2032]

One of my favorites when I first learned Japanese was "pikuniku" which is "picnic" because it's fun to say "pikuniku ni iku" which is "Go on a picnic."

[@hellopeopleimacatd7695]

Omg xD

[@AhmedAzzamAzzam]

coooooooooool

[@PokemonDiamondUS]

I first thought that jun and Rachel did a dancing video. #MisunderstoodCaption

[@PokemonDiamondUS]

Rachel & Jun

[@TexaninTokyo]

PokemonDiamondUS They did a bit of dancing in the new "Christmas in Japan" video!

[@PokemonDiamondUS]

Texan in Tokyo Really?!? I guess that I'll have to re-watch it.

[@TheClayTR]

atatakai :D あたたかい　dont know the kanji form.

[@Holly_hamigakiko]

mukashibanashi (once upon a time 昔話）Or hamigakiko　（Toothpaste歯磨き粉）

[@CrusnikO5]

My favorite Japanese word is 爆発 because you can't say it without smiling XD

[@BelCazon]

I like the word tomodachi is friend, isn´t it? haha I don´t sure, butt I like it, and now I like saiko haha

[@TexaninTokyo]

Beluchan8 Saiko is the best~

[@alefefam3502]

Hana is also my favorite word

[@patheticmortal373]

ooishi,fun to say, yummy to eat and you can name your child it.

[@foreverfallen1x]

*You're so sugoi!* becomes *You're so saiko!*

[@TexaninTokyo]

foreverfallen1x I'm kind of just a horrible person...

[@foreverfallen1x]

Lol It's okay, I am too.

[@dalemartin7886]

my favorite Japanese word is umami.

[@RikkanaTheFairy]

My favourite word would have to be octopus or tako ( タコ ) !!

[@TexaninTokyo]

Rikkana Ferreira I love EATING taco. But it is really cute~

[@xahal]

It also means kite, and callus.

[@alefefam3502]

Nani is my favorite word.why that is because it is my nick name and I imagine if I went to Japan and I tell people you can call me nani and they will say nani and it will go on forever.if you don't know nani means what in Japanese.

[@TexaninTokyo]

hermela alefe Hahaha, I can totally see that happening~

[@snowfish1121]

My favorite Japanese word is... Gokiburi (cockroach.) Such a super cute word for a disgusting creature!

[@TexaninTokyo]

snowfish1121 Hahaha, that's an absurdly cute word. Wow. Immpressive.

[@kyrayc]

ha, i though she ment psycho awell.

[@EdwinWalkerProfile]

Mine is honki. It just makes me laugh.

[@petrfrizen6078]

Yoku dekimasita! Saikou desu!!!

[@charusahu5961]

hahaha Grace you are so saikou :) :) :) :)

[@tiredy6]

Change your sweater Grace xD

[@KusoTrevor]

Baka means grandmother in Croatian... Kinda messed up but another cross language mixup waiting to happen.

[@KusoTrevor]

HEHE! I still was shocked at Baka. :)

[@bunnysathome]

i like the word baka :p

[@TexaninTokyo]

BunniesAtHome Everyone seems to love that word~

[@e_8842]

mine is 暗い！

[@TexaninTokyo]

ellie s Nice!

[@KittyCatGlam]

Mine is 兎 ^^

[@Takemysenf]

PLEASE a neutral point-of-view of camera! Begging you