kawaii
Portuguese, adjective/kaˈwaj/
kawaii is a Portuguese adjective meaning “kawaii (cute, in the context of Japanese culture)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fofo, gracioso, adorável, geralmente no contexto da cultura japonesa”.
What does kawaii mean in English?
adjective
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kawaii (cute, in the context of Japanese culture)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. fofo, gracioso, adorável, geralmente no contexto da cultura japonesa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce kawaii?
- Brazil /kaˈwaj/
- Brazil [kaˈwaɪ̯]
- Brazil /ka.waˈi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to kawaii
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is kawaii in Portuguese?
kawaii appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).