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kawaii

kawaii

English

Adjective

kawaii ‎(comparative more kawaii, superlative most kawaii)

(chiefly in the context of Japanese culture) Cute, lovely.

Translations

cute, in context of Japanese culture

Arabic: كاواي
Chinese:

Cantonese: 卡哇伊 ‎(kaa¹ waa¹ ji¹), 可愛 ‎(ho² oi³)

Hakka: 卡哇伊 ‎(khà-oa-yì)

Mandarin: 卡哇伊 (zh) ‎(kǎwāyī), 可愛 (zh), 可爱 (zh) ‎(kě'ài)
French: kawaï (fr), kawaii (fr)
Georgian: კავაიი ‎(ḳavaii)
Hebrew: קאוואיי

Hungarian: kavaii, kavaí, kawaii
Italian: kawaii
Japanese: 可愛い (ja) ‎(かわいい, kawaii), かわいい (ja) ‎(kawaii)
Korean: 카와이 ‎(kawai), 가와이 ‎(gawai)
Marathi: कावाई ‎(kāvāī)
Portuguese: kawaii (pt)
Russian: кава́йный (ru) ‎(kavájnyj)
Spanish: kawaii
Thai: คะวะอี ‎(kháʔwáʔʔii)
Ukrainian: кава́йний ‎(kavájnyj)

Derived terms

Noun

kawaii ‎(uncountable)

(chiefly in the context of Japanese culture) The quality of being kawaii; cuteness.
Cute items, especially from Japan.

Synonyms

(cuteness): kawaiiness

See also

desu

Japanese

Romanization

kawaii

rōmaji reading of かわいい

Portuguese

Adjective

kawaii ‎(plural kawaii, comparable)

kawaii (cute, in context of Japanese culture)