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- adjective
Cute , especially in the context ofJapanese culture.
Etymologies
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Examples
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In addition to the next installments of the currently serialized shojo manga series CRIMSON HERO, HONEY AND CLOVER, HONEY HUNT, HARUKA: BEYOND THE STREAM OF TIME, SAND CHRONICLES and VAMPIRE KNIGHT, this special issue will allow readers to explore the latest trends in Japanese kawaii artwork, evaluate the approaches of top shojo manga creators and more!
Anime News Network 2009
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In addition to the next installments of the currently serialized shojo manga series CRIMSON HERO, HONEY AND CLOVER, HONEY HUNT, HARUKA: BEYOND THE STREAM OF TIME, SAND CHRONICLES and VAMPIRE KNIGHT, this special issue will allow readers to explore the latest trends in Japanese kawaii artwork, evaluate the approaches of top shojo manga creators and more!
unknown title 2009
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In addition to the next installments of the currently serialized shojo manga series HONEY AND CLOVER, HONEY HUNT, CRIMSON HERO, SAND CHRONICLES, HARUKA: BEYOND THE STREAM OF TIME and VAMPIRE KNIGHT, this special issue will allow readers to explore the latest trends in Japanese kawaii artwork, evaluate the approaches of top shojo manga creators and more!
comicbookbin.com 2009
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Moominpapa's Memoirs isn't what I'd define as kawaii, as like Moominvalley in November or Moominpapa at Sea there's a certain darkness lurking in the back of the usual moomin whimsy.
Now this is *really* cool - LJ can now import RSS feeds! sbisson 2002
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I love to use washi-paper tape, also called kawaii tape.
QuinnCreative quinncreative 2010
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Naoto brand (one of whom served as translator), two owners of Tokyo Rebel, an East Village store that specializes in the style and a moderator, discussed the Japanese aesthetic of "kawaii," or cuteness.
Lolitas Gather At F.I.T. To Discuss 'Cuteness' nytimes.com 2010
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Naoto brand (one of whom served as translator), two owners of Tokyo Rebel, an East Village store that specializes in the style and a moderator, discussed the Japanese aesthetic of "kawaii," or cuteness.
Lolitas Gather At F.I.T. To Discuss 'Cuteness' nytimes.com 2010
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Naoto brand (one of whom served as translator), two owners of Tokyo Rebel, an East Village store that specializes in the style and a moderator, discussed the Japanese aesthetic of "kawaii," or cuteness.
Lolitas Gather At F.I.T. To Discuss 'Cuteness' nytimes.com 2010
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Naoto brand (one of whom served as translator), two owners of Tokyo Rebel, an East Village store that specializes in the style and a moderator, discussed the Japanese aesthetic of "kawaii," or cuteness.
Lolitas Gather At F.I.T. To Discuss 'Cuteness' nytimes.com 2010
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Naoto brand (one of whom served as translator), two owners of Tokyo Rebel, an East Village store that specializes in the style and a moderator, discussed the Japanese aesthetic of "kawaii," or cuteness.
Lolitas Gather At F.I.T. To Discuss 'Cuteness' The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The movement is rooted in Japanese “kawaii” culture, which obsesses over (typically girly) cuteness, and it developed when purikura—photo booths that allowed customers to decorate self-portraits—became staples in Japanese video arcades in the mid-1990s.
How beauty filters took over social media Tate Ryan-Mosley 2021
lampbane commented on the word kawaii
"Cute."
October 22, 2008
tiggytig commented on the word kawaii
Kawaii can often be accompanied by the following trans-emoticle facius descriptilator ----> =3
This implies a cuteness factor exponentially increased over a simple "kawaii." ^_^
October 22, 2008