“To screw up” in Japanese
Short answer
To screw up in Japanese is “顰める” (shikameru). Full meaning: to screw up (one's face), to scrunch up, to pucker up, to furrow (one's brow), to wrinkle; to knit (one's eyebrows), to furrow, to contract.
Other ways to say “To screw up” in Japanese
しくる
shikuru to fail, to screw up, to stuff up
ミスる
misuru to make a mistake, to mess up, to screw up, to fail
蹙める
shikameru to screw up (one's face), to scrunch up, to pucker up, to furrow (one's brow), to wrinkle; to knit (one's eyebrows), to furrow, to contract
しかめる
shikameru to screw up (one's face), to scrunch up, to pucker up, to furrow (one's brow), to wrinkle; to knit (one's eyebrows), to furrow, to contract
やっちまう
yatchimau to screw up, to goof, to do (esp. something one regrets)
しくじる
shikujiru to fail, to blunder, to mess up, to screw up; to be dismissed, to be fired
こんがらがる
kongaragaru to become entangled, to become complicated, to get mixed up, to screw up, to get caught up in
しくろ
shikuro to fail, to screw up, to stuff up
しくっ
shiku to fail, to screw up, to stuff up
しくッ
shiku to fail, to screw up, to stuff up
しくれ
shikure to fail, to screw up, to stuff up
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