Illustration: At a neighborhood soba shop, a young server discovers that a chopstick sleeve has somehow stuck upright in the pocket of his apron. Rather than becoming stiff with embarrassment, he gives the waiting customers a broad, sheepish grin and a small playful bow, the sleeve wobbling with him.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

愛あい嬌きょう

aikyou

charm, amiability

Example sentences

彼女かのじょは来きた人ひとみんなに愛嬌あいきょうをふりまいた。
She turned on her charm for everyone who was there.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼女かのじょは愛敬あいきょうのある顔かおをしている。
She has a charming face.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼女かのじょは、愛敬あいきょうのある笑顔えがおで私わたしに挨拶あいさつした。
She greeted me with a lovely smile.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 愛嬌

愛love; affectionOnアイKunいとしい・かなしい・めでる
嬌attractiveOnキョウKunなまめかしい

A word like this on every new tab

The Bebop Chrome extension shows one illustrated Japanese word each time you open a new tab in Chrome, with its reading, meaning, kanji and three example sentences. Choose any mix of levels from N5 to beyond N1. It’s free, with no account.

The Bebop new tab showing 音楽, music, over an illustration of a family playing music at home, with three example sentences

Add to Chrome Free on the Chrome Web Store

For Chrome on a computer. See it on the Chrome Web Store