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单词 kawaii
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Definition of kawaii in English:

kawaii

adjective kəˈwʌɪkəˈwī
  • (in the context of Japanese popular culture) cute.

    (日本通俗文化用语)可爱的

    she paints elephants that are extremely kawaii

    她画的大象非常可爱。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Though my first thought was it better not be like the 1,000,000 + views of the white girl looking kawaii and not saying a thing.
    • Other common symbols of her blight include the pronouncement in public of such words as "kawaii" and following everyone's name with " san ".
    • The effeminate star has made a name for himself over the last couple of years and is considered the epitome of "kawaii" by Japanese women.
    • The shojo and kawaii (cute) culture are commonly associated with consumerism, with the regressive tendency to escape from social realities, at best with a passive resistance to social norms.
    • Hitherby pushes open the door and peeks a bit of cloud with a particularly kawaii eye through theopening.
    • These characters frequently bear expressions of mindless petulance, as if adult emotions of rage and frustration were seething beneath their all too kawaii surface.
    • I wanted to make them pretty and kawaii.
    • Fun for when I'm bored and end up exchanging "kawaii" emails with coworkers on the weekends but simply a waste.
    • Brainwashed with a craving for Western consumer goods the need to possess foreign brand names, as well as kawaii objects, has become a national obsession, especially amongst teenage girls.
    • I thought that story was so kawaii and really wanted to read more!
    • The cat was so cute, kawaii!
    • Kawaii seems to serve as a shield against maturity, adult responsibility and sexual desire; it was often mixed with objects that simultaneously reference more adult themes.
    • The first is kawaii, or cuteness.
    • Breathtakingly kitsch to the outsider, many Japanese would simply utter an awestruck "kawaii!"
    • The exhibit also examines how the "kawaii," or cute imagery predominant in Japanese pop culture, has been corrupted by some artists through sexual and violent content.
    • The kitschy cuteness of kawaii (cute) consumer culture, so well documented by Sharon Kinsella in her article, " Cuties in Japan ", surfaces in several Miyazaki texts.
    • Lee and I gave my Dad a Settlers of Catan travel set for his birthday, which is so kawaii.
    • If Hello Kitty and Pikachu are the epitome of kawaii, then the art of Yoshitomo Nara is the anti-kawaii.
    • "Japan is the world capital of kawaii [ cuteness ]," explains Guy Murphy of the Bartle Bogle Hegarty ad agency in Singapore.
    • One of the most ubiquitous examples of kawaii is Hello Kitty, a mouthless, expressionless, large-headed kitten that emblazons lunch boxes, T-shirts, wallpaper and coffee mugs.
noun kəˈwʌɪkəˈwī
mass noun
  • The quality of being cute, or items that are cute.

    可爱;可爱的东西

    even in a cosmopolitan city like Tokyo, kawaii is everywhere
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Japan is the world capital of kawaii [ cuteness ], explains Guy Murphy of the Bartle Bogle Hegarty ad agency in Singapore.
    • The shojo and kawaii (cute) culture are commonly associated with consumerism, with the regressive tendency to escape from social realities, at best with a passive resistance to social norms.
    • Other common symbols of her blight include the pronouncement in public of such words as "kawaii" and following everyone's name with " san ".
    • The most important thing in selling to girls is kawaii, or cuteness.
    • Kawaii seems to serve as a shield against maturity, adult responsibility and sexual desire; it was often mixed with objects that simultaneously reference more adult themes.
    • Murakami uses the term to explain and critique the stubborn two-dimensionality of anime, manga and Japanese art, and Japan's kawaii (cute) consumer culture.
    • They went gaga over everything kawaii.

Origin

Japanese.

Definition of kawaii in US English:

kawaii

adjectivekəˈwī
  • (in the context of Japanese popular culture) cute.

    (日本通俗文化用语)可爱的

    she paints elephants that are extremely kawaii

    她画的大象非常可爱。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The effeminate star has made a name for himself over the last couple of years and is considered the epitome of "kawaii" by Japanese women.
    • Other common symbols of her blight include the pronouncement in public of such words as "kawaii" and following everyone's name with " san ".
    • Fun for when I'm bored and end up exchanging "kawaii" emails with coworkers on the weekends but simply a waste.
    • The exhibit also examines how the "kawaii," or cute imagery predominant in Japanese pop culture, has been corrupted by some artists through sexual and violent content.
    • "Japan is the world capital of kawaii [ cuteness ]," explains Guy Murphy of the Bartle Bogle Hegarty ad agency in Singapore.
    • The cat was so cute, kawaii!
    • The kitschy cuteness of kawaii (cute) consumer culture, so well documented by Sharon Kinsella in her article, " Cuties in Japan ", surfaces in several Miyazaki texts.
    • Lee and I gave my Dad a Settlers of Catan travel set for his birthday, which is so kawaii.
    • I wanted to make them pretty and kawaii.
    • One of the most ubiquitous examples of kawaii is Hello Kitty, a mouthless, expressionless, large-headed kitten that emblazons lunch boxes, T-shirts, wallpaper and coffee mugs.
    • These characters frequently bear expressions of mindless petulance, as if adult emotions of rage and frustration were seething beneath their all too kawaii surface.
    • The shojo and kawaii (cute) culture are commonly associated with consumerism, with the regressive tendency to escape from social realities, at best with a passive resistance to social norms.
    • Breathtakingly kitsch to the outsider, many Japanese would simply utter an awestruck "kawaii!"
    • Brainwashed with a craving for Western consumer goods the need to possess foreign brand names, as well as kawaii objects, has become a national obsession, especially amongst teenage girls.
    • Kawaii seems to serve as a shield against maturity, adult responsibility and sexual desire; it was often mixed with objects that simultaneously reference more adult themes.
    • I thought that story was so kawaii and really wanted to read more!
    • Hitherby pushes open the door and peeks a bit of cloud with a particularly kawaii eye through theopening.
    • Though my first thought was it better not be like the 1,000,000 + views of the white girl looking kawaii and not saying a thing.
    • If Hello Kitty and Pikachu are the epitome of kawaii, then the art of Yoshitomo Nara is the anti-kawaii.
    • The first is kawaii, or cuteness.
nounkəˈwī
  • The quality of being cute, or items that are cute.

    可爱;可爱的东西

    even in a cosmopolitan city like Tokyo, kawaii is everywhere
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They went gaga over everything kawaii.
    • Japan is the world capital of kawaii [ cuteness ], explains Guy Murphy of the Bartle Bogle Hegarty ad agency in Singapore.
    • The most important thing in selling to girls is kawaii, or cuteness.
    • Murakami uses the term to explain and critique the stubborn two-dimensionality of anime, manga and Japanese art, and Japan's kawaii (cute) consumer culture.
    • Kawaii seems to serve as a shield against maturity, adult responsibility and sexual desire; it was often mixed with objects that simultaneously reference more adult themes.
    • Other common symbols of her blight include the pronouncement in public of such words as "kawaii" and following everyone's name with " san ".
    • The shojo and kawaii (cute) culture are commonly associated with consumerism, with the regressive tendency to escape from social realities, at best with a passive resistance to social norms.

Origin

Japanese.

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