- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-i] cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty (uk)
  2. 2. [adj-i] dear; precious; darling; pet (uk)
  3. 3. [adj-i] innocent; childlike; childish; lovable (uk)
  4. 4. [adj-i] dainty; little; tiny (uk)
  5. 5. [adj-i] precious to oneself; dear (to one) — usu. as 自分の首が~, etc. (uk, id)

Conjugation — Adjective (―i)

Dictionary form (kawaii)
Polite (kawaiidesu)
Past, plain (kawaikatta)
Past, polite (kawaikattadesu)
Negative, plain (kawaikunai)
Negative, polite (kawaikuarimasen)
Past negative, plain (kawaikunakatta)
Past negative, polite (kawaikuarimasendeshita)
Te-form (kawaikute)
Conditional (―ba) (kawaikereba)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

There's only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.
My children are very precious to me.