Word Meaning 絵文字

えもじ emoji

絵文字 is read as えもじ (emoji) and means ASCII art.

Meaning

English

  1. ASCII art
  2. emoji
  3. pictorial symbol
  4. pictograph
  5. pictogram

Reading

Kana

えもじ

Romaji

emoji

Writing Variants

  • 絵もじ えもじ emoji

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

文字絵

もじえ

painting representing reeds around water with rocks, grass or birds made using characters (Heian period)

横文字

よこもじ

European language

頭文字

かしらもじ

initials (of one's name)

大和文字

やまともじ

Japanese syllabary symbols

表意文字

ひょういもじ

ideogram

文字

もじ

writing

大文字

おおもじ

huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

小文字

こもじ

lowercase letter

人文字

ひともじ

arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message

十文字

じゅうもんじ

cross

一文字

いちもんじ

straight line

真一文字

まいちもんじ

straight

Example Sentences

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Emojis originated in Japan.

Do you know what the difference between an emoticon and an emoji is?

I would never use emojis in business emails.

I would never use emojis in business emails.

Tom answered Mary's text with an emoji.

Japanese texts frequently use emoji or kaomoji in place of using a full stop at the end of messages.

Emojis were first introduced in 1999 by Japanese artist Shigetaka Kurita.