Illustration: On a commuter train, a passenger holds a smartphone displaying an emoji selection grid containing small expressive faces, a dog, a rice ball, and an umbrella. Their thumb hovers over a laughing face, which appears enlarged in a small selection preview above the grid.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

絵文字えもじ

emoji

emoji

Example sentences

  1. 顔文字かおもじと絵文字えもじの違ちがいを知しってる？

    Do you know what the difference between an emoticon and an emoji is?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしはビジネスメールに絵文字えもじは使つかいません。

    I would never use emojis in business emails.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. トムね、メアリーのメッセージに絵文字えもじで返かえしたんだよ。

    Tom answered Mary’s text with an emoji.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 絵文字

  • 絵picture; drawingOnカイ・エ
  • 文sentence; literatureOnブン・モンKunふみ・あや
  • 字character; letterOnジKunあざ・あざな

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