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[()·わい()·]
kawaii
i adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

kawaii
kawayui
[()·わゆ()·]
kawayui
kawaii
kawaii

English Meaning(s) for 可愛い

i adjective
  1. cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
  2. dear; precious; darling; pet
  3. innocent; childlike; childish; lovable
  4. dainty; cute little; tiny

Definition and Synonyms for 可愛い

Prettiness the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
Synonyms: シャン, かわいい, 可愛げ, 可愛らしい, 麗しい
Lovely appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
Synonyms: きれい, いたいけ, かわいい, めんこい, , 佳麗, 可愛らしい, 可憐, 悲しい, 愛しい, 愛おしい, 愛らしい, 愛くるしい, 愛愛しい, 素敵, 美しい, 良い
Beautiful delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
Synonyms: うらら, きれい, まぶい, あでやか, うららか, かわいい, まばゆい, ビューティフル, , 佳麗, , , 奥ゆかしい, 明媚, 眩う, 秀麗, 端麗, 素晴らしい, 絶佳, 美しい, 美的, 美美しい, 美麗, 良い, , , 艶やか, 艶美, 見事, 見目麗しい, 風光明媚, 麗しい
Pretty pleasing by delicacy or grace
Synonyms: きれい, かわいい, めんこい, 可愛らしい, 可憐, 愛らしい, 美しい
Endearing lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
Synonyms: いたいけ, かわいい, 可愛らしい, 悲しい, 愛しい, 愛おしい, 愛らしい, 愛くるしい, 愛愛しい, 美しい
Beloved dearly loved
Synonyms: かわいい, 大切, 大切り, 悲しい, 愛しい, 美しい
Nice pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
Synonyms: いい, いい, きれい, ナイス, おいしい, かわいい, 好ましい, 心地よい, 快い, 素敵, 良い, 麗しい
Charming pleasing or delighting
Synonyms: かわいい, チャーミング, 微笑ましい, 素敵, 魅力的
Sweet pleasing to the senses
Synonyms: うまい, かわいい, めんこい, スイート, かぐわしい, 愛おしい, 愛らしい, 愛くるしい, 甘美, 芳しい, 香ばしい
Precious obviously contrived to charm
Synonyms: かわいい, 貴重
Pretty not imposing
Synonyms: きれい, かわいい, めんこい, 可愛らしい, 可憐, 愛らしい, 美しい

Meanings for each kanji in 可愛い

» can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not
» love; affection; favourite

Categories 可愛い is a member of

Beauty the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 可愛い

Conjugations for 可愛い

Adjective stem
[()·わい()]
kawai
te-form
[()·わい()··]
kawaikute
Negative te-form
[()·わい()····]
kawaikunakute
Adverbial Form
[()·わい()·]
kawaiku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·わい()·]
kawaii
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·わい()···]
kawaikunai
Past Indicative Form
[()·わい()···]
kawaikatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·わい()·····]
kawaikunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·わい()···]
kawaikereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·わい()·····]
kawaikunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[()·わい()····]
kawaikunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·わい()····]
kawaikattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·わい()······]
kawaikunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[()·わい()·]
kawaisa

Sample Sentences for 可愛い

I'd send my kid out on his own for a while if I were you. A few hard knocks at this point might do him some good.
How cute!
The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.
The stupider the child, the more lovely.
The more foolish a child is, the cuter he seems to his parents.

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