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  • Sarahundefined Offline
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    An adjective in Japanese meaning pretty; cute; lovely; charming; dear; darling; pet Its stem is two kanji meaning can love. It is commonly used by anime and manga fans.

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      Means cute or pretty in Japanese. Grossly overused by fat [wapanese] dorks in their futile attempts to woo their schools female Japanese exchange student(s).

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        1. A Japanese word meaning cute.
        2. Not to be confused with Kowai, which means scary.
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          Kawaii - Adjective, Japanese in origin

          Kawaii is Japanese for cute. Many japanese culture/entertainment fans have taken the word and added it to their lingo to be used in english conversation.

          It can be used in several sentence patterns, including a question such as Kawaii ne? meaning Cute, isnt it?

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            Kawaii is the word cute in japanese.

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              YES, kawaii can be used for all these things - But Guys, PLEASE dont say it for cool and nifty and for family members and all that!! Only little girls can say everythings cute!! Youll get wierd looks!

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                This is the most widely used Japanese word.
                ...
                No its not. If you believed that, please, go shoot yourself.

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                  The Japanese word for Cute. か わ い い
                  (kah-why-ee) ka wa i i
                  Kawaii is also an island of [Hawaii] that grows plentiful amounts of [Guava]s, which are a sweet and fleshy fruit that go bad very quickly.

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                    An object, animal or person of super cuteness. Everyone just adores it and cannot get over its cuteness. May make girls scream with delight at its adorableness. Absolutely adorable.

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                      Cute, tiny, the most adorable style of [art]. It can also be used as an adjective, if you see something cute, or small. It is a [Japanese style] of art, but many use it in other forms. A simple type of [chibi], and chibi is a simple type of anime.

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                        (in the [context] of Japanese [popular culture]) cute. Usually used in [Tokyo]

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