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Originally Posted by MMM
Read your link and you will see it is pretty tame.
In Japanese it isn't the words as much as how they are said. A word like "omae" which an adult might use with a child can be translated to something near profanity when used as a fighting word. Same word, different usage.
People ask all the time "How do you say 'F*** you'" in Japanese," and it isn't an easy question to answer because there are no words like that.
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100% on the ball.
I am not sure how this turned into "how many cuss words does Japanese have" my impression was the OP wanted to know if the language sounds harsh (like the way it is spoken). Well my answer to that is no. I think Japanese is quite soft and easy on the ears compared to the way German or English or Chinese or something might sound. Also I have never been to Italy but my friend who went there for his honeymoon told me everybody talks really loud, like they are pissed off at each other all the time (but they are actually just having a normal conversation).