kawaii Syllabification: (ka·waii)Pronunciation: /kəˈwī/Definition of kawaii adjective (in the context of Japanese popular culture) cute:she paints elephants that are extremely kawaii noun the quality of being cute, or items that are cute: even in a cosmopolitan city like Tokyo, kawaii is everywhereOrigin:Japanesekawaii in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of kawaii in the British & World English dictionary