Meaning

Primary

Cute

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

It's possible to love this thing. It's so gosh darn cute! Any really cute thing is possible to love.

Reading

かわいい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for this word is screwed up, though if we're lucky, you already know the word for cute. It seems to have injected itself into American and English culture a decent amount, anyways. If you are one of the lucky ones, you'll know that this word is read as かわいい. If you're not, think of the cute thing being a cow. Then you say, "that cowはいい" (かわいい), or "that cow is good" because it's so cute.

Context

Context Sentences

コウイチって可愛い声で話すよね。

Koichi speaks in a cute voice, don't you think?

あの可愛い赤ちゃんはだれの子ですか?

Who does this cute baby belong to?

フグ: サ…サーモンっ?へーっ...す、すっごく可愛い名前だね。 サーモン: そう思う? 私はずっと自分の名前があまり好きじゃないんだよね。

Fugu: S-Salmon...? Wow what a, what a cute name. Salmon: You think so? I’ve always kinda hated it.

Kanji Composition