Kawaii (かわいい, [kaɰaiꜜi], "luvable", "cute", or "adorable")[1] is the cultur o cuteness in Japan.[2][3][4][5]

Kawaii girl characters.

References

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  1. The Japanese Self in Cultural Logic, by Takei Sugiyama Libre, c. 2004 University of Hawaii Press, ISBN 0-8248-2840-2, p. 86.
  2. Kerr, Hui-Ying (23 November 2016). "What is kawaii – and why did the world fall for the ‘cult of cute’?", The Conversation.
  3. "kawaii Archived 2011-11-28 at the Wayback Machine", Oxford Dictionaries Online.
  4. かわいい - kawaii - 可愛い - cute Japanesefile. Accessed Mey 7, 2011 frae http://japanesefile.com/Adjectives/kawaii_3.html Archived 2011-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Kim, T. Beautiful is an Adjective. Accessed Mey 7, 2011, frae http://www.guidetojapanese.org/adjectives.html