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Kawaii (Japanese: かわいい or 可愛い, ; "cute" or "adorable") is a Japanese cultural phenomenon which emphasizes cuteness, childlike innocence, charm, and simplicity. Kawaii culture began to flourish in the 1970s, driven by youth culture and the rise of cute characters in manga and anime (comics and animation) and merchandise ...
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A creature that is designed after Japanese flying squirrel, and has also appeared with a peach in their mouth, as the Japanese word “Momo” means peach. Momonga's fur is fluffy, and it has a white body and a large blue tail. Momonga is always focusing on “what kind of behavior is cute” and asking for compliments from others.
Moe (萌え, Japanese pronunciation: ⓘ), sometimes romanized as moé, is a Japanese word that refers to feelings of strong affection mainly towards characters in anime, manga, video games, and other media directed at the otaku market. Moe, however, has also gained usage to refer to feelings of affection towards any subject.
Japanese aesthetics comprise a set of ancient ideals that include wabi (transient and stark beauty), sabi (the beauty of natural patina and aging), and yūgen (profound grace and subtlety). [1] These ideals, and others, underpin much of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms on what is considered tasteful or beautiful.
The English term "chibi" derives from the Japanese chibi kyara (ちびキャラ, 'tiny character'), [citation needed] where chibi is a colloquial word for very short people and children, itself deriving from chibiru (禿びる, v. 'to wear down'), [1] and kyara is loaned from the English "character".
Burikko (ぶりっ子, sometimes rendered Burriko in English) is a Japanese term for girls or women who act coy, or deliberately cute and/or innocent in a put-on way. The term was coined around 1980, likely by Japanese comedian Kuniko Yamada. [1] [2] Burikko style is often associated with Japanese idols of the 1980s such as Seiko Matsuda.
Amigurumi (Japanese: 編みぐるみ, lit. "crocheted or knitted stuffed toy") is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small, stuffed yarn creatures. The word is a compound of the Japanese words 編み ami, meaning "crocheted or knitted", and 包み kurumi, literally "wrapping", as in 縫い包み nuigurumi "(sewn) stuffed doll". [1]