kawaiiadj.n.

Brit.

/kəˈwʌɪ/,

/kəˈwʌɪi/, U.S.

/kəˈwaɪ/,

/kəˈwaɪˌ(j)i/

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese kawaii.

Etymology: < Japanese kawaii cute, pretty, darling (1477 or earlier; 1603 as Cauaij in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam, glossed ‘thing one feels pity or compassion for, or the feeling of compassion’) < kafayui ashamed, unbearable to look at, pitiable, lovable, cute, perhaps < an old compound, lit. ‘face-aglow’ (compare modern kao face < kafo ). With sense B. compare Japanese kawaisa cuteness.

A. adj.

Cute, esp. in a manner considered characteristic of Japanese popular culture; charming, darling; ostentatiously adorable.

ΚΠ

1965 N.Y. Times 20 Apr. 35 (heading) When East meets West Japanese call it kawaii.

1984 S. Ramsey in A. Wolfgang Nonverbal Behavior (new ed.) i. 153 One student study compared Japanese and non-Japanese reaction to kawaii behavior.

1999 A. E. Raz Riding Black Ship vi. 173 The kawaii style dominated Japanese popular culture in the 1980s.

2003 Face June 45/1 A future cult classic? Who cares: it's just so goddamn kawaii!

2009 LA Weekly (Calif.) (Nexis) 1 Oct. For those who love anything kawaii, there are countless varieties of candies bundled in animé-style packaging.

B. n.

That which is kawaii; cuteness.

ΚΠ

1986 Wall St. Jrnl. 21 Feb. 21/2 Contemporary kawaii is flourishing... There is no Japanese word for ‘cloying’.

1997 A. Cooper-Chen Mass Communication in Japan ii. 20 The cult of kawaii extends throughout the mass media: cute stuffed animals awarded as prizes on TV quiz shows, cartoonlike voices announcing station breaks, soft-sell commercials showing smiling babies.

2005 C. Stross Accelerando iii. 78 Languid fluffy pink tentacles wave at him in an attack of kawaii.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kawaii
释义	kawaiiadj.n. Brit. /kəˈwʌɪ/, /kəˈwʌɪi/, U.S. /kəˈwaɪ/, /kəˈwaɪˌ(j)i/ Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese kawaii. Etymology: < Japanese kawaii cute, pretty, darling (1477 or earlier; 1603 as Cauaij in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam, glossed ‘thing one feels pity or compassion for, or the feeling of compassion’) < kafayui ashamed, unbearable to look at, pitiable, lovable, cute, perhaps < an old compound, lit. ‘face-aglow’ (compare modern kao face < kafo ). With sense B. compare Japanese kawaisa cuteness. A. adj. Cute, esp. in a manner considered characteristic of Japanese popular culture; charming, darling; ostentatiously adorable. ΚΠ 1965 N.Y. Times 20 Apr. 35 (heading) When East meets West Japanese call it kawaii. 1984 S. Ramsey in A. Wolfgang Nonverbal Behavior (new ed.) i. 153 One student study compared Japanese and non-Japanese reaction to kawaii behavior. 1999 A. E. Raz Riding Black Ship vi. 173 The kawaii style dominated Japanese popular culture in the 1980s. 2003 Face June 45/1 A future cult classic? Who cares: it's just so goddamn kawaii! 2009 LA Weekly (Calif.) (Nexis) 1 Oct. For those who love anything kawaii, there are countless varieties of candies bundled in animé-style packaging. B. n. That which is kawaii; cuteness. ΚΠ 1986 Wall St. Jrnl. 21 Feb. 21/2 Contemporary kawaii is flourishing... There is no Japanese word for ‘cloying’. 1997 A. Cooper-Chen Mass Communication in Japan ii. 20 The cult of kawaii extends throughout the mass media: cute stuffed animals awarded as prizes on TV quiz shows, cartoonlike voices announcing station breaks, soft-sell commercials showing smiling babies. 2005 C. Stross Accelerando iii. 78 Languid fluffy pink tentacles wave at him in an attack of kawaii. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1965
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