Word Meaning 可愛い

かわいい kawaii

可愛い is read as かわいい (kawaii) and means dainty.

Meaning

English

  1. dainty
  2. little
  3. tiny
  4. dear
  5. precious
  6. darling
  7. pet
  8. innocent

Reading

Kana

かわいい

Romaji

kawaii

Writing Variants

  • 可愛い かわゆい kawayui

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Synonyms 愛くるしい,愛らしい,かわいい,可愛らしい Antonyms 憎い,憎たらしい Related Words かわいい,愛しい,愛おしい,愛らしい,愛くるしい,動物,ペット,愛玩動物 Rank 69 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

可愛がる

かわいがる

to show favouritism to

可愛

かわい

cute

可愛げ

かわいげ

charm (e.g. of an innocent child)

可愛がり

かわいがり

doting

大人可愛い

おとなかわいい

adult-cute

格好可愛い

かっこかわいい

cool and cute

エロ可愛い

えろかわいい

sexy, but still cute

Example Sentences

10

そのねこはとてもかわいいです。

that cat is very cute.

That's cute!

You're cute.

Cats are cute.

She's a cutie.

She's pretty, isn't she?

Butterflies are pretty.

Neko mimi characters are cute!

This is cute.

She's cute.