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きもかわいい
Adjective
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Japanese Meaning
「きもい(気持ち悪い/キモい)」と「かわいい(可愛い)」を組み合わせた俗語的な形容詞で、気味が悪い・不気味であるという印象と、愛らしい・魅力的だという印象を同時に抱く対象について使う語。見た目や雰囲気が少し不気味だったりグロテスクだったりするが、どこか憎めない、可愛らしいと感じられるものを指す。
Easy Japanese Meaning
すこしこわくてきもちわるいが、どこかかわいくもかんじるようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
诡异而可爱 / 怪萌 / 令人不适却可爱
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
既怪異又可愛的 / 既噁心又可愛的 / 醜萌的
Korean Meaning
‘キモカワイイ’의 다른 표기 / 징그럽지만 귀여운
Vietnamese Meaning
vừa ghê rợn vừa dễ thương / kỳ quặc nhưng dễ thương / dễ thương kiểu hơi rợn
Tagalog Meaning
nakakadiri pero cute / nakakakilabot pero kaibig-ibig / kakaibang cute na medyo nakakatakot
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Alternative spelling of キモカワイイ.
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きもかわいい
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That character is reputed to be creepy-cute.
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そのキャラクターはきもかわいいと評判です。
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