today's kanji-136-kowaikawaii

by yamachem - uploaded on November 20, 2014, 6:06 pm

the two kanjis

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the first one is "kowai" which means "scary"

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another one is "kawaii" which means "cute"

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each of the two has a similar pronunciation and a reverse meaning

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I've ever heard a foreign visitor(male) was saying "kowai" towards a japanese young girl on TV. I guess he meant to say "kawaii"

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The word "kowai" is really "kowai", isn't it.

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you can see the wiktionary about "kowai" here:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%80%96

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speaking about "kawaii",



people more often use "hiragana" than "kanji".