顔文字

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
顔 文 字
かお
Grade: 2 		もん > も
Grade: 1 		じ
Grade: 1
irregular
Alternative spelling
顏文字 (kyūjitai)
 顔文字 on Japanese Wikipedia
Examples

Western-style emoticon: :-)
Japanese-style emoticon: (^_^)

Etymology[edit]

顔 (kao, “face”) +‎ 文字 (moji, “character”)

Noun[edit]

顔(かお)文(も)字(じ) • (kaomoji) ←かほもじ (kafomozi)?

  1. an emoticon

See also[edit]

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