Last Updated :2026/01/12

可愛い

Hiragana
かわいい / かわゆい
Adjective
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
愛らしくて心を引きつけるさま。かわいらしい。 / 不憫で同情したくなるさま。いじらしい。 / (古語)気の毒でみていられないさま。心苦しい。
Easy Japanese Meaning
みためやしぐさが、だいじにしたくなるほど、こころひかれるようす。むかしは、きのどくといういみもあった。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
可爱 / 可怜的 / 害羞的;心虚的
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
可愛的、惹人喜愛的 / 可憐的(古) / 羞愧的、心虛的(古)
Korean Meaning
사랑스러운, 귀여운 / 애처로운, 가엾은 (고어) / 부끄러운, 죄책감이 드는 (고어)
Indonesian
lucu; imut; menggemaskan / (ark.) patut dikasihani / (ark.) malu; merasa bersalah
Vietnamese Meaning
đáng yêu, dễ thương / thẹn thùng, áy náy / (cổ) đáng thương, tội nghiệp
Tagalog Meaning
kaibig-ibig o kagiliw-giliw / kaawa-awa (makaluma) / nahihiya o may konsensiya
What is this buttons?

She laughed shyly and cutely.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

她害羞地笑了,看起来很可爱。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

她可愛又害羞地笑了。

Korean Translation

그녀는 귀여워서 부끄러운 듯 웃었다.

Indonesian Translation

Dia tersenyum malu-malu, terlihat imut.

Vietnamese Translation

Cô ấy cười một cách e thẹn và dễ thương.

Tagalog Translation

Ngumiti siya nang mahiyain at mukhang napakacute.

What is this buttons?
Sense(1)

embarrassed, having a guilty conscience: see 顔映し (kawahayushi).

Sense(2)

(obsolete) pitiable, pitiful

Sense(3)

lovable, adorable, cute

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embarrassed, having a guilty conscience: see 顔映し (kawahayushi). / (obsolete) pitiable, pitiful / lovable, adorable, cute

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可愛い

彼女は可愛いくて恥ずかしそうに笑った。

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She laughed shyly and cutely.

She laughed shyly and cutely.

See correct answer

彼女は可愛いくて恥ずかしそうに笑った。

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