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What does 可愛い (かわいい, kawaii) mean?

可愛い (かわいい, kawaii) means cute, adorable.

Quick facts
Readingかわいい
Romajikawaii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
かわいい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkawaii

cute, adorable

  1. 1i-adjective cute; adorable; charming
  2. 2i-adjective dear; precious; darling
  3. 3i-adjective innocent; childlike; childish
  4. 4i-adjective dainty; little; tiny
  5. 5i-adjective precious to oneself; dear (to one)

Example sentences

  • This cat is cute.

  • I bought a cute bag.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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