顔文字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
顔	文	字
かお Grade: 2	もん > も Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1
Irregular

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

Etymology

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

Noun

顔文字 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 顏文字, hiragana かおもじ, rōmaji kaomoji, historical hiragana かほもじ)

an emoticon

See also

絵 (え)文 (も)字 (じ) (emoji)

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