many Japanese use it on a regular basis! Metcha can be used like the word “very” or “so”. Example: “Metcha kawaii!”—So cute! 半端ない (hanpa nai): Insane Not meaning insane in the head, this word is used ...

bringing new ideas and words. The non-Japanese-speaking world’s encounter with kawaii is through colorful, hyper-cute fashion or art, and not through babies, puppies, and adorable grannies.

The Japanese word “kawaii” means cute. The paper was published in the online edition of the U.S. journal Plos One on Thursday. Through three separate experiments a team of scientists from ...