顔文字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
顔 文 字
かお
Grade: 2 		もん > も
Grade: 1 		じ
Grade: 1
irregular
Alternative spelling
顏文字 (kyūjitai)
Examples

Western-style emoticon: :-)
Japanese-style emoticon: (^_^)

Etymology

顔 (kao, “face”) +‎ 文字 (moji, “character”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かおもじ [kàómójí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠o̞mo̞ʑi]

Noun

顔(かお)文(も)字(じ) • (kaomoji) ←かほもじ (kafomozi)?

  1. an emoticon

See also

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