Languages › Japanese How to Say and Write "Cute" in Japanese Share Flipboard Email Print Namiko Abe/ThoughtCo. Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on February 25, 2019 Definition: Kawaī translates as "cute" or "tiny" in English. Pronunciation: Listen to the audio file for "Kawaii." Japanese Characters: かわいい。 Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "How to Say and Write "Cute" in Japanese." ThoughtCo, Aug. 26, 2020, thoughtco.com/kawaii-simple-japanese-phrases-2028400. Abe, Namiko. (2020, August 26). How to Say and Write "Cute" in Japanese. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/kawaii-simple-japanese-phrases-2028400 Abe, Namiko. "How to Say and Write "Cute" in Japanese." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/kawaii-simple-japanese-phrases-2028400 (accessed March 22, 2023). copy citation