What does “bazuru” (バズる) mean in Japanese?
海外でバズった嘘のアートを実験
B1 Japanese listening practice · Standard Japanese · Curated for intermediate learners
Japanese turns English words into verbs by adding る. バズ is “buzz,” and バズる means “to go viral” or “to blow up online.” Conjugate it like any other る verb: バズった (“went viral”), バズってる (“is going viral right now”). Once you see the trick, you’ll spot it everywhere, from ググる (“to google”) to サボる (“to skip work or class”).
The same pattern works for the newest slang, which is why it keeps producing words a dictionary hasn’t caught up with. In this clip, a team tests art tricks that バズった overseas, and the recurring verdict is 嘘だ (“that’s fake”). Note the phrase 嘘すぎる, “too fake to be true”: すぎる after a word means “far too much.” A video can バズる for being amazing or for being obviously untrue.