kawaii

[athena]

Was surfing ebay.com.my and saw a couple of pretty dresses there.

alot of them have this term on it.."Kawaii dress"


what is kawaii???? surfed a couple of blogs...apparently it's along the lines of cute & hip? :huh:

[Dino]

Ask ODF.....he knows fashion. :eek:

[Oddfather]

Kawaii is more than fashion....not even a fashion statement. Its about gaya, style and attitude.

Its like being cool....when you put on a Hawaii shirt or a Bermuda shorts.

e.g. Athena, you are soooo kawaii, man!! :D

[athena]

so it's like ah lian?? :D more than just a fashion statment???hahahahha

[Oddfather]

so it's like ah lian?? :D more than just a fashion statment???hahahahha
drawing parallel, its can also be for ah beng.........

e.g. Dino, you are sooooo kawaii. :eek: :p

[Dino]

drawing parallel, its can also be for ah beng.........

e.g. Dino, you are sooooo kawaii. :eek: :p

Hhahahaha.....kawan you mean. :)

[SS2006]

so it's like ah lian?? :D more than just a fashion statment???hahahahha
Ath, not just a fashion statement...it's the look. Now the kawaii look is very hot among the young stars/ singers...it's something like cute girlish like Japanese look. Anyway, kawaii is a Japanese word meaning cute.

[Oddfather]

Ath, not just a fashion statement...it's the look. Now the kawaii look is very hot among the young stars/ singers...it's something like cute girlish like Japanese look. Anyway, kawaii is a Japanese word meaning cute.
Cute in Jap is kawaisa..........replace the ..sa with i, then it is describing the gaya......

[athena]

Cute in Jap is kawaisa..........replace the ..sa with i, then it is describing the gaya......
how come sound so much like foochow bad word wan!! :p

Ath, not just a fashion statement...it's the look. Now the kawaii look is very hot among the young stars/ singers...it's something like cute girlish like Japanese look. Anyway, kawaii is a Japanese word meaning cute.
got pics to illustrate ah? :D

[SS2006]

how come sound so much like foochow bad word wan!! :p


got pics to illustrate ah? :D
Sori, can't find a pic right now.
But just imagine Sailormoon, Hello Kitty, Pokemon...all those considered kawaii.

[Oddfather]

how come sound so much like foochow bad word wan!! :p

din you know Foochow is also known as Malaysian Japanese. :p
Chinese(Foochow) has 6000 characters while Japanese has 4000. So there are similarity.

[Anson F-Clef]

Erhmmm....I have thot that the name of the Island State of Hawaii was directly derived from that Jap word called Kawaii.....but found out that they are not of the same meaning. The difference between the meanings of Kawaii and Hawaii (Island):

Kawaii - Cute (Japanese)
Hawaii - combination of the words "Hawa" and "ii" and means a small or new homeland; "Hawa" meaning a traditional homeland and "ii" meaning small and raging.

[shiruikage]

of coz u guys do know that kawaii is the national culture of japan. :noworry:

really, it is everywhere; in books, comics, schools, even military recruitment posters. business uses cute cartoon characters in their reports, tv stations uses cute letterings and cuter girls to host them, and the cutest of the cutest are star idol type of personality there! really, their life technically rests on kawaii-ness. lol.

[Anson F-Clef]

Shiru, I personally think another over-used Jap word besides KAWAII would be HENTAI, I guess - better not over-elaborate.....keep it at this level will do......tooooooo sensitive an issue UNLESS PROPERLY EXPLAINED........

MANGA as we all should know, means comic in Japanese, and cartoons are called ANIME in Japanese (borrowed term: animation)..........

of coz u guys do know that kawaii is the national culture of japan. :noworry:

really, it is everywhere; in books, comics, schools, even military recruitment posters. business uses cute cartoon characters in their reports, tv stations uses cute letterings and cuter girls to host them, and the cutest of the cutest are star idol type of personality there! really, their life technically rests on kawaii-ness. lol.

[athena]

example of kawaii-ness??
http://www.1101.com/kawaii/images/060329/dougan1.JPG

[SS2006]

example of kawaii-ness??
http://www.1101.com/kawaii/images/060329/dougan1.JPG
Yes! You've got it, girl!:)

[JC]

example of kawaii-ness??
http://www.1101.com/kawaii/images/060329/dougan1.JPG
KAWAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!! :laugh: :laugh:

[bizzi]

alamak.. where all your theories come from????

Kawaii just simply means "cute" or "cutesy"

but it's an extreme kinda cute.. so kawaii dresses are usually pink, with cute embroideries, lace, and frilly bits.. it's something you'd buy for your 3 yr old niece.. but imagine those clothes in adult/teen sizes..

it only works in 2 countries, Japan and Taiwan. wear them in M'sia, Sg, HK or Korea and ppl will think you're nutz..

[SS2006]

alamak.. where all your theories come from????

Kawaii just simply means "cute" or "cutesy"

but it's an extreme kinda cute.. so kawaii dresses are usually pink, with cute embroideries, lace, and frilly bits.. it's something you'd buy for your 3 yr old niece.. but imagine those clothes in adult/teen sizes..

it only works in 2 countries, Japan and Taiwan. wear them in M'sia, Sg, HK or Korea and ppl will think you're nutz..
I've seen girls wearing these kawaii style in S'pore...with the thick make-up on her face and the kawaii dress, she looks almost like a porcelain doll.

[Dino]

At first hoor....i tot this thread about Electric Organ.....:squeeze:

[athena]

haha..kawai is piano maker no? :p

[Dino]

haha..kawai is piano maker no? :p

Not sure but i know when i learn organ, kawai was the brand.

[Oddfather]

Not sure but i know when i learn organ, kawai was the brand.
pity the keyboard......:p

[shiruikage]

Shiru, I personally think another over-used Jap word besides KAWAII would be HENTAI, I guess - better not over-elaborate.....keep it at this level will do......tooooooo sensitive an issue UNLESS PROPERLY EXPLAINED........

MANGA as we all should know, means comic in Japanese, and cartoons are called ANIME in Japanese (borrowed term: animation)..........
yeah, well...that too. and of coz the infamous yamate. don ask.

[Sila]

Not sure but i know when i learn organ, kawai was the brand.
they make pianos and organs. :D

and the hawaiian island is spelled "Kauai"

[jerrychoo2004]

athena...maybe u wanna be a kawaii bride next saturday? will be damn cute ....hehehehee

[Dino]

pity the keyboard......:p

I quit after i took my first test. Why? Test too near the air-cond and hands were shaking. Flunk my first organ test. :p

[Anson F-Clef]

Huh?? Kawai or KAWAII.......?? BTW have you ever owned a Kawai piano/organ/keyboard b4?

pity the keyboard......:p

[bizzi]

kawai is the piano brand..

kawaii is japanese

[Oddfather]

Huh?? Kawai or KAWAII.......?? BTW have you ever owned a Kawai piano/organ/keyboard b4?
donkey years ago.......

[athena]

athena...maybe u wanna be a kawaii bride next saturday? will be damn cute ....hehehehee
din see this....i am not gonna be a kawaii bride :squeeze: