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How to say 'Adorable' in Japanese | 可愛らしい

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The Japanese word for Adorable is 'Kawairashii', written as 可愛らしい in Japanese.'Adorable' in hiragana is かわいらしい.

    word

    可愛らしい

    Meaning

    Adorable

    Reading

    かわいらしい

    kawairashii

    Kanji

    可Possible 愛Love

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjective '可愛らしい (かわいらしい)' means 'adorable' or 'charming'. It is used to describe something or someone that evokes a sense of endearment or cuteness. This word often carries a nuance of being naturally or innocently cute, rather than intentionally so. For example: That puppy is adorable「あの子犬は可愛らしい」(あのこいぬはかわいらしい). Her smile is charming「彼女の笑顔は可愛らしい」(かのじょのえがおはかわいらしい). The adjective can also be used to describe small, delicate, or aesthetically pleasing things, such as '可愛らしい花 (かわいらしいはな) (adorable flower)'.

    Part Of Speech

    adjective

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    4210

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 可愛らしい

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    可

    Meaning

    Possible

  • kanji

    愛

    Meaning

    Love

Hiragana in the Word 可愛らしい

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    ら

    Reading

    Ra

  • hiragana

    し

    Reading

    Shi

  • hiragana

    い

    Reading

    I

Words Related to 可愛らしい Through the Kanji 可

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 可 as well.

  • word

    可能

    Meaning

    Possible

  • word

    可成

    Meaning

    Quite

  • word

    可愛い

    Meaning

    Cute

  • word

    可笑しい

    Meaning

    Strange, Funny

  • word

    成る可く

    Meaning

    As much as possible

  • word

    可哀想

    Meaning

    Pitiful

  • word

    不可欠

    Meaning

    Essential

  • word

    可愛がる

    Meaning

    Dote

  • word

    許可

    Meaning

    Permission

  • word

    不可能

    Meaning

    Impossible

  • word

    可

    Meaning

    Possible

  • word

    認可

    Meaning

    Approval

  • word

    可笑しな

    Meaning

    Strange

Words Related to 可愛らしい Through the Kanji 愛

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 愛 as well.

  • word

    可愛い

    Meaning

    Cute

  • word

    愛する

    Meaning

    Love

  • word

    愛

    Meaning

    Love

  • word

    愛情

    Meaning

    Affection

  • word

    可愛がる

    Meaning

    Dote

  • word

    愛人

    Meaning

    Lover, Mistress

  • word

    恋愛

    Meaning

    Love, Romance

Learn the Word 可愛らしい

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What does 'Kawairashii' (可愛らしい) mean?

'Kawairashii' means 'Adorable' .

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