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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 everywhere

Origin:

Japanese

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