Illustration: At the entrance of a Japanese apartment, a tiny kitten has fallen asleep inside an adult’s house slipper. Its round face peeks over the slipper opening, with one soft paw draped over the edge and its little ears tilted unevenly.

JLPT N5i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

かわいい

kawaii

cute, pretty

Example sentences

  1. その猫ねこはとてもかわいい。

    The cat is very cute.

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  2. 私わたしの妹いもうとはかわいいです。

    My sister is pretty.

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  3. 彼女かのじょはとてもかわいい。

    She is very pretty.

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