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A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion[edit]

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Japanese kawaii doll.jpg

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Eh. Doesn't seem like a useful image anyway. Chibi cat2023 (talk) 12:33, 3 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Etymology: kě ài (可愛) is Chinese for "cute"[edit]

As the article says, 'the ateji, 可愛い, has also been used. The kanji in the ateji literally translates to "able to love/be loved, can/may love, lovable."'. So the Chinese characters mean the same as the Japanese word. And in fact a common Chinese word for "cute" is "kě ài (可愛)". This suggests "kawai" is a loanword from Chinese. At least it is an interesting coincidence. Someone who is knowledgeable about Japanese should consider adding this to the article.

See Mandarintools Dictionary Search Result 可愛

Ttulinsky (talk) 23:10, 27 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Why does 💠 redirect here?[edit]

💠 redirects here but it is not explained or used in the page even once. What the hell? 122.213.236.124 (talk) 23:26, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]