顔文字

Japanese
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)
Examples

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

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. an emoticon

See also
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