jmdict 1577200 Active (id#2372163)
可愛い [ateji/ichi1,news2,nf32]
かわいい [ichi1,news2,nf32] カワイイ [sk] カワイい [sk] かわいーい [sk] かわーい [sk] かわえー [sk] カワいい [sk]
  1. [adj-i] [uk]
    • cute
    • adorable
    • charming
    • lovely
    • pretty
    Cross references:
    • ⇐ see: 2869108 かわちい 1. cute
    • ⇐ see: 2860450 かわヨ 1. cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
    • ⇐ see: 2858343 可愛【かわい】 1. cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
    • ⇐ see: 2845536 かわよい 1. cute; adorable
    • ⇐ see: 2871348 モテカワ 1. cute and popular with the opposite sex (esp. of a woman's appearance or fashion); attractive and cute
  2. [adj-i] [uk]
    • dear
    • precious
    • darling
    • pet
  3. [adj-i] [uk]
    • innocent
    • childlike
    • childish
    • lovable
  4. [adj-i] [uk]
    • dainty
    • little
    • tiny
  5. [adj-i] [uk,id]
    《usu. as 自分の首が~, etc.》
    • precious to oneself
    • dear (to one)
History:
    • A 2026-05-31 06:03:51 Jim Breen (id#2372163)
    • Comments
      That xref doesn't seem very useful.
    • Diff
      @@ -75 +74,0 @@
      -<xref type="see" seq="2865218" xk="我が身可愛さ">我が身可愛さ</xref>
    • A* 2026-05-30 17:43:47 vive (id#2372123)
    • Comments
      heard as それは自分の身がかわいい卑怯者のすることだ!
      
      probably could be glossed better
    • Refs
      sankoku ⑤失うのがおしい。「自分の首が━」
    • Diff
      @@ -72,0 +73,9 @@
      +<sense>
      +<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
      +<xref type="see" seq="2865218" xk="我が身可愛さ">我が身可愛さ</xref>
      +<misc>&uk;</misc>
      +<misc>&id;</misc>
      +<s_inf>usu. as 自分の首が~, etc.</s_inf>
      +<gloss>precious to oneself</gloss>
      +<gloss>dear (to one)</gloss>
      +</sense>
    • A 2026-05-16 21:17:24 Jim Breen (id#2370955)
    • A* 2026-05-16 19:47:17 (id#2370946)
    • Diff
      @@ -36,0 +37,4 @@
      +<r_ele>
      +<reb>カワいい</reb>
      +<re_inf>&sk;</re_inf>
      +</r_ele>
    • A 2024-12-09 11:02:40 Jim Breen (id#2326674)
    • Comments
      I think it's from カ+アイ. I'd leave it as-is.
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