かわいい
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Meanings
I-adjective
1. cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty (Usually kana)
2. dear; precious; darling; pet (Usually kana)
3. innocent; childlike; childish; lovable (Usually kana)
4. dainty; little; tiny (Usually kana)
5. precious to oneself; dear (to one) (Usually kana, Idiom, usu. as 自分の首が~, etc.)
Other spellings
可愛かわいい
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
かわいい
Examples119
My children are very precious to me.
There's only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.
She is very pretty.
She is very pretty, isn't she?
I thought she was pretty.
She is a pretty girl.