Emoji
noun
Remember how 文字 means "letter"? Well, these are the little picture letters people use to communicate these days, aka emoji. You know, the faces, hearts, and flames you send when you text or email — emoji!
This is a combination of the words 絵 and 文字, which you've learned already. If you can read those, you should be able to read this too.
絵文字を入れる
to put in emoji
絵文字を入力する
to input emoji
絵文字をつかう
to use emoji
この絵文字、かわいくない?
Isn't this emoji cute?
絵文字を交ぜて、メッセージを入力しましょう。
Type a message with some emoji mixed in.
その大学生の青年は絵文字を使ってコミュニケーションをすることが上手です。
That young college student is good at communicating using emoji.