xx kawa [New Expression and Buzzword]

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〇〇かわ
xx cute

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Keywords and Summary

Japanese Word	Furigana	English Word	Example Sentence (Japanese & English)
可愛さ	かわいさ	cuteness	「〇〇かわ」はかわいさのバリエーションを表すために使われます。 The term “xx kawa” is used to represent variations of cuteness.
若者	わかもの	young people	主に若者の間で使われます。 It is mainly used among young people.
言葉	ことば	word, language	「ゆめかわ」や「グロかわ」などの言葉があります。 “xx cute” has words like “yumekawa” and “gurokawa”.
夢のよう	ゆめのよう	like a dream	「ゆめかわ」は夢のようなかわいさを表現しています。 “Yumekawa” expresses a dream-like cuteness.
用途	ようと	use	グロテスクなものにも使われるなど、「〇〇かわ」には様々な用途があります。 There are various uses for “xx cute”, including for grotesque things.

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〇〇かわ・xx kawa

It is a young people’s word that describes variations of cuteness.

かわいさのバリエーションを表す若者言葉です。

There are many variations, such as “yume kawa” which stands for dreamy, fairy-tale-like cuteness.

夢のようにメルヘンチックなかわいさを「ゆめかわ」というなど、たくさんあります。

It is also used sometimes for grotesque things, and its usage is expanding.

グロテスクなものにも使うことがあり、用途は広がっています。

Variations of cuteness

Japanese Word	English Word
ゆめかわ	dreamy, fairy-tale-like cuteness
グロかわ	grotesque, but cute
キモかわ	ugly/gross but cute

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