kawaii

English

Etymology

From Japanese かわいい (kawaii).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kəˈwaɪ/
• (US) IPA: /kəˈwaɪi/

Adjective

kawaii (comparative more kawaii, superlative most kawaii)

1. Cute, especially in the context of Japanese culture.

Translations

cute, in context of Japanese culture

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 卡哇伊 (cmn) (kǎwāyī)

• French: kawaï (fr), kawaii (fr)
• Japanese: かわいい (ja) (kawaii)
• Korean: 카와이 (ko) (kawai)

• Marathi: कावाई (mr) (kāvāī)
• Portuguese: kawaii (pt) m and f
• Russian: кавайный (ru) (kavájnyj)
• Spanish: kawaii (es)

External links

• Kawaii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Japanese

Romanization

kawaii

1. See かわいい